NES 3850

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NES 3850
Comparative Politics of the Middle East

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

What explains authoritarian resilience in the Middle East? What are the causes and consequences of Islamist political attitudes and behavior? What is the historical legacy of colonialism and empire in the Middle East? This course will offer students the opportunity to discuss these and other questions related to the political, social, and economic development of the Middle East and North Africa.


Distribution Requirements (D-AG, SBA-AG), (SCD-AS, SSC-AS)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SU, 2024SU, 2023FA, 2022WI

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Syllabi: none

  •   Winter Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3313, JWST 3850

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1010 NES 3850   LEC 001

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    • Jan 2 - Jan 16, 2026

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.