Politics 243 - Introduction to Latin American Politics
Latin American Politics
Fall
2021
01
4.00
Cora Fernandez Anderson
TTH 03:15PM-04:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
115461
Kendade 203
canderso@mtholyoke.edu
Why has Latin America struggled to achieve democratic stability? Why is it the region of the world with the highest economic inequality? How have the periodic political and economic crises allowed for creative experimentation with policy alternatives to create a more equal and sustainable social order? This course examines the political and economic evolution and transformation of Latin America from the time of the European conquest until these very days, with a particular focus on the 20th century. It will also analyze how these general trends took specific shapes in each of the 7 countries studied: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Venezuela and Bolivia.
Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors