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POL 301 Syllabus
Week 1–3: Realism vs. Liberalism paradigms
Week 4: Democratic Consolidation theory
Week 5: Comparative electoral systems
Week 6: Midterm β€” ALL of the above
Week 7: Bureaucratic politics models
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International Relations Theory
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Public Administration β€” Shafritz
Democratic Theory β€” Held
Theories of IR β€” Burchill
Political Ideologies β€” Heywood
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