Learning Outcomes:
o Understand multiple theoretical perspectives on the spread and impact of authoritarianism
o Analyze cross-national empirical patterns
o Interrogate the perspectives and empirical patterns that you learn in your written work
o Construct and evaluate arguments
o Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate the politics of authoritarianism across contexts
o Prepare a short but academically rigorous paper on a topic of your choosing related to authoritarian politics
o Think creatively about authoritarianism, democracy, and (hopefully) politics more generally
Indicative Module Content:
See module descriptor.