This course examines patterns of political and economic change in Latin America over the course of the twentieth century. Readings focus on industrialization and the advent of populism, the collapse of democracy and the rise of bureaucratic authoritarian regimes during the 1960s and 1970s, democratization, democratic consolidation, as well as economic liberalization and its aftermath. Readings focus on five country cases: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela. Discussions frame the Latin American cases in terms of broader debates in comparative politics.
Subfield: Comparative Politics
Students who took PS 191 "JUNIOR SEMINAR: LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS" with Professor Post cannot take this course due to the substantial similarity in course content