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PSCI 451Comparative Political Systems: Eastern Europe

Faculty
Arts
Last listed
Spring 2023

No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2023. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.

In the course catalog from Winter 2020 to Spring 2023; Open Data has no classes for it in that time.

What factors influence the politics of Eastern Europe? Students will compare political institutions and processes across the state of Eastern Europe.

Requirements, as last listed

Prereq: Level at least 3B

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In the scanned calendars

How it read in each calendar from 1969–70 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

1988–89 to 1994–95 5 calendars

Eastern Europe

A comparative examination of political

institutions and processes in the

communist states of Eastern Europe. Prereq: Fourth-year standing or

consent of instructor

Offered Fall · 0.5 credit

1986–87 to 1987–88 2 calendars

This course, which will focus on the

Soviet Union, China and Cuba (with refer-

ence to Yugoslavia), will familiarize students with the differences and similarities that exist among communist countries.

Prereq: Third-year standing and consent of instructor

Offered Winter · 3 seminar hours a week · 0.5 credit

Not in the 1981–82 to 1985–86 calendars.

1971–72 to 1980–81 8 calendars

Titled Comparative Parliamentary Systems.

An analytical comparison of parliamentary institutions and processes as they have developed in various political systems influenced by Britain.

Fall term

Prerequisite: Political Science 251* or consent of instructor

Not in the 1970–71 calendar.

1969–70 1 calendar

Another title: Defence Policy and National Security, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

A study of Canadian and American national defence policy as affected by the constitutional and political setting, as well as its relation to foreign policy. Emphasis will be placed on the role of interest groups like the scientific community in the formulation of defence policy. Some attention will be given to strategic doctrine. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours. Fall term.