Course Description

78-339 Comparative Democratic Institutions F(3-0) [0.50]

This course will analyse power in democratic political institutions. It will include an examination of executive and legislative powers and the role of political parties and elections in the exercise of these powers. Presidential and parliamentary systems are examined as well as models of majoritarian and consensual democracy. (Not offered in 1998/99.)

Prerequisites: 78-210 or 78-230.

Course Profile

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar