International Relations 323 - Comp. Polit./Middle East

This course presents the rise (and sometimes collapse) of modern states in the Middle East; the nature of legitimacy, modernization, state-civil society relations, and political culture and economy; and the role of religion with specific reference to Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.

Prereq: 8 credits in Politics or International Relations, including Politics 106 or International Relations 211.