AMST 3262

AMST 3262

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

This course approaches the study of the United States' political institutions and social cleavages from the perspective of comparative politics, historical political economy, and historical institutionalism. It is organized around core themes in each of these literatures, using the theories and concepts developed there to better explain particular features of the United States' politics and historical development. Topics covered include democratization, subnational authoritarianism, ethnic conflict, economic development, welfare and labor regimes, and party systems. The historical periods analyzed under these themes include the Founding, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the New Deal and its legacies, the Civil Rights movement, as well as the contemporary era.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS, HST-AS, SSC-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3261

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17834 AMST 3262   LEC 001

    • TR Africana Ctr B01
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19113 AMST 3262   DIS 201

    • W Uris Hall 262
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19114 AMST 3262   DIS 202

    • F White Hall 106
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person