"The Awakening" by Hy Mayer. This 1915 cartoon illustrates how Western states had given women the right to vote, while the rest of America had yet to do the same. (This image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Chappell Lawson
MIT Course Number
17.50
As Taught In
Spring 2014
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course examines why democracy emerges and survives in some countries rather than in others; how political institutions affect economic development; and how American politics compares to that of other countries.
