PSIR335 LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL RELATION
Course Content
Political systems, institutions, and actors of contemporary Latin America (including the Caribbean). An analysis of the nature of the independence process and early state and nation building efforts on the part of Creole elites and the alternating development policies followed by Latin American governments from te early twentieth century. The rise of the revolutionary Left during the 1960s, the consolidation of military dictatorships and national security states in the 1970s, and the return of democracy in the 1990s. Regional and international relations, focusing on regional trade agreements, international organizations, and relations with the US and the rest of the world. The impact of new political movements and actors, with a specific focus on indigenous political movements and the establishment of indigenous autonomy projects. Discussions of leading theories of Latin American politics, international relations, and political economy, videos and the examination of different case studies. Student presentations of case studies of their choice.
