Class # | In-Class Activities | Readings | Online Resources |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Housekeeping | ||
2 | Map Test |
| |
3 |
| ||
4 |
Class Debate: Does Democracy Matter? Paper #1 due three days after class 4 |
For Further Reading (Not Required):
| |
5 |
For Further Reading (Not Required):
|
- Lipset, Seymour Martin. Political Man. Pp. 27-30.
- Haggard, Stephan., and Robert R. Kaufman. The Political Economy of Democratic Transition. Pp. 25-44.
- Dahl, Robert A. Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition. Pp. 82-80.
- On Social Cleavages:
- Dahl, Robert A. Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition. Pp. 81-123.
- On Political Culture:
- Putnam, Robert. Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy. Pp. 3-12, 148-162.
- Almond, Gabriel, and Sidney Verba. The Civic Culture. Pp. 1-44, 307-315.
- Dahl, Robert A. Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition. Pp. 124-188.
6 Film: Herod's Law
- Lawson, Chappell. "Mexico's Unfinished Transition: Democratization and Authoritarian Enclaves in Mexico." Pp. 267-287.
- Cornelius, Wayne A. Mexican Politics in Transition: The Breakdown of a One-Party Regime. Pp. 1-29, 51-98.
- Camp, Roderic Ai. Politics in Mexico: The Decline of Authoritarianism. Pp. 179-205, 225-252.
- Freedom in the World. Chapter on Mexico.
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
7 Video: Tableau Ferraille
- Freedom in the World. Chapter on Brazil.
- Schaffer, Frederic. Democracy in Translation: Understanding Politics in an Unfamiliar Culture. Pp. ix-xii, 1-20, 54-138.
For Further Reading (Not required):
- Galvan, Dennis. "Political Turnover and Social Change in Senegal."
8 Paper #2 due three days after class 8
- Schaffer, Frederic C. "Clean Elections and the 'Great Unwashed': Class Divide and Electoral Reform in the Philippines."
- Anderson, Benedict. "Cacique Democracy in the Philippine."
- Pinches, Michael. "The Working Class Experience of Shame, Inequality, and People Power in Tatalon, Manila."
- Lande, Carl H. "The Return of 'People Power' in the Philippines."
- Tordesillas, Ellen. "EDSA Tres."
9 Video: Central Station
- Coronel, Sheila S. "Cavite: The Killing Fields of Commerce."
- Holston, James. "The Misrule of Law: Land and Usurpation in Brazil."
- Colburn, Forrest D. "Crime in Latin America."
10
Video: Kiss of the Spider Woman
Class Debate: Prosecute and Punish, or Forgive and Forget?
- Huntington, Samuel P. "The Torturer Problem" and "The Praetorian Problem."
- Stepan, Alfred. Rethinking Military Politics: Brazil and the Southern Cone. Pp. 68-127.
- Hunter, Wendy. "Politicians Against Soldiers: Contesting the Military in Post-Authoritarian Brazil."
- Langguth, A. J. Hidden Terrors: The Hidden Truth About U.S. Police Operations in Latin America. Pp. 160-165.
- Freedom in the World. Chapter on Brazil.
Recommended Readings (for debate):
- Transitional Justice:
- Mendez, Juan. "Accountability for Past Abuses."
- Zalaquett, Jose. "Balancing Ethical Imperatives and Political Constraints: The Dilemma of New Democracies Confronting Past Human Rights Violations."
- Benomar, Jamal. "Justice After Transitions."
- Malamud-goti, Jamie. "Transitional Governments in the Breach: Why Punish State Criminals?"
- Rosenberg, Tina. "Overcoming the Legacies of Dictatorship."
- Amnesty International. "Policy Statement on Impunity."
- Human Rights Abuses Under Military Rule:
- Weschler, Lawrence. A Miracle, A Universe: Settling Accounts with Torturers. Pp. 7-79.
- Languth, A. J. Hidden Terrors: The Truth About U.S. Police Operations in Latin America. Pp. 117-122.
- Timmerman, Jacobo. Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number.
- Civil Military Relations:
- Rial, Juan. "Armies and Civil Society in Latin America."
- Rizzo de Oliveira, Eliezer. "Brazilian National Defense Policy and Civil-Military Relations in the Government of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso."
- Bitencourt, Emilio Luis. "Civil-Military Relations in the Americas for the 21st Century: A Latin American Perspective."
11
- Freedom in the World. Chapter on Nigeria.
- Achebe, Chinua. A Man of the People.
- Ibelema, Minabere. "Nigeria: The Politics of Marginalization."
For further reading (not required):
- "Nigeria: Strength Through Unity."
- Coleman, James S. Nigeria: Background to Nationalism. Pp. 10-60.
12 Paper #3 due three days after class 12
- Freedom in the World. Chapter on India.
- Lipjhart, Arend. "The Puzzle of Indian Democracy: A Consocianational Interpretation."
- Kohli, Atul. "Enduring Another Election."
- Manor, James. "Making Federalism Work."
- Varshney, Ashotosh. "Why Democracy Survives."
- Sathe, Vasant. "For a Directly Elected President of India."
13 Current Events Discussion