Government 347 - SEM:INTL POLITICS & COMPAR POL

Spring
2013
01
4.00
Gregory White

T 01:00-02:50

Smith College
39997-S13
HATFLD 107
gwhite@smith.edu
Topics course. This seminar examines the history and political economy of Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria -- the Maghreb -- focusing on the post-independence era. Where relevant, Mauritania and Libya will be treated. The seminar sets Maghrebi politics in the broader context of its regional situation within the Mediterranean (Europe and the Middle East), as well as its relationship to sub-Saharan Africa and North America. Study is devoted to: 1) the independence struggle; 2) the colonial legacy; 3) contemporary political economy; and 4) post-colonial politics and society. Special attention will be devoted to the politics of Islam, the "status" of women, and democratization.

Topic: North Africa in the International System. Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.