GOVT-421 Democracy & Social Change: Andean Region

GOVT-421 Democracy & Social Change: Andean Region

Fall only

Faculty:

Chernick, Marc

This course will study the political and social transformations of the contemporary Andes as well as the key challenges to democratic governance in the region. Case studies and comparative analyses will focus on the Central Andean nations of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The
course will introduce the student to some of the best and most recent scholarly and policy research on and from the region, addressing such issues as the reconstruction of ethnic identity
and demands for democratic recognition of community and cultural rights; neo-liberal reforms and new forms of populist politics; the persistence of armed challenges to democratic
governments and how states have responded; illegal commodity export booms in coca and cocaine and their impact on politics and international relations; the rise of national and
international environmental concerns in eastern lowlands and Amazonian Basin and the thorny question of sovereignty; understanding the politics of urban poverty and social crime as well as
other issues which today are shaping the political arena in the Andes in the post-cold war world.
Spanish reading proficiency required. For Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students.
[Comparative Government]

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: None

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