PSCI 649How Political Institutions Change Society
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Political Science
PSCI 649 as listed in the Spring 2025 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
The objective of this course is to study how the design and nature of political institutions in a country affect various aspects of its society, such as the cost of living, gender and race relationships, economic growth, people's access to education, and the nature of rural life. The course will compare the social impact of various political institutional features, such as regime types, polarization, government partisanship, and the rules of electoral competition.
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