INTSTDS 4242: Incomplete Democracies: the (Un)Rule of Law in Latin America
Explores various forms of violence including electoral violence and political assassination, organized crime, police brutality, and other human rights abuses in Latin America.
Prereq: Soph standing or above. Not open to students with credit for 542 or PoliSci 4242. Cross-listed in PoliSci 4242.
Prereq: Soph standing or above. Not open to students with credit for 542 or PoliSci 4242. Cross-listed in PoliSci 4242.
Credit Hours
3
This course explores recent trends to combat corruption, consolidate liberal-democratic regimes, and continued efforts to forge more robust rule of law throughout Latin America. We will also examine various forms of political violence including organized crime, police brutality & violence against police, death squads, electoral violence, state-sanctioned violence against political opponents and other human rights abuses. This course will mainly focus on exploring Mexico, Brazil, Peru, and the Caribbean as real-life examples.
Prerequisite: None