Political Science 340 - Latin American Politics

Overview of major approaches to the study of Latin American politics and survey of historical and contemporary democratic, populist, authoritarian, and revolutionary regimes. Special attention to local, national and global forces shaping development strategies and public policies; changing institutional arrangements and shifting discourses of domination; and, social movements and strategies of resistance among subaltern social groups and classes.

Open to Senior, Junior and Sophomore POLISCI majors. Open to non-majors (Jr/Sr) after first week of registration.

LACLS certificate students and other students can enroll with instructor permission: soniaa@polsci.umass.edu