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Governance & Democratization

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The Governance and Democratization Focus will allow students to center their EPD coursework on politics, governance and democratization in developing countries.

The courses below are pre-approved for the Governance/Democratization Focus.  Please keep in mind that not all of these courses are offered each year, nor is this an exhaustive list.   Be sure to consult the appropriate course bulletins and Registration Guides for the most up-to-date information.

U – SIPA G – Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
B – Business School L   – Law School
P – Mailman School of Public Health W – Fundraising Management

Course Number

Course Name

L6211

African Law & Development

U4841

Authoritarianism and Democracy in South Asia

U8789

Challenges in Democratization and Governance

U6570

Challenging Sovereignty

U6893

Constitutionalism in the Americas

W4496

Contemporary African Politics

U6422

Courts, Law & Politics in Latin America

U8606

Cultural Development & Nation-State Building in Central Asia

U8617

Democracy & Governance in South Asia

U6295

Democracy and World Religions

G8428

Democracy, Autocracy & Regime Change

U8221

Elections & Political Development

U6167

Globalization and Politics in Africa

L6545

Globalization in Comparative Perspective

U4780

Globalization:  Economic and Social Consequences and Appropriate Governance

G6320

Immigration, Cities, States: Deciphering the Global

U6711

International Politics in the Middle East

G6406

Modern State & the Colonial Subject/Ethnography of the Nation-State

G6144

Pan-Africanism

U6424

Political Development in the 3rd World

U6163

Political Economy of African Development

U4670

Political Identity, Civil Wars, State Reform in Africa

G8446

Political Science of the Middle East

U4410

Political, Social & Economic Development in Brazil

G5017

Politics and Governance in Contemporary China

G4601

Politics in India

W4445

Politics of the Middle East & North Africa

U6615

Politics, Society & Culture in Argentina

U6630

Public Policy in Contemporary China

L9214

Seminar - WTO Law

U8161

Seminar in Law, Economics, and Development

U6165

South Africa’s Transition to Democracy

U8582

The International Politics of Iran

U6635

The Political Economy of Governance Reform in Southeast Asia

U8415

 US Latin American Relations

U8528

Globalization, International Migration, and Development