Course objectives

This course will expose students to a consistent analytical approach to the study of political institutions and processes, as well as their interactions with society and the economy. The focus will be on 1) the derivation of models of political behavior and 2) their application to understanding historical instances of political institutions and development.

Readings

Topics

Grading

The course grade will be a weighted average of 1) weekly quizzes based on the content of the assigned readings (20%); 2) two homework sets (30%); 3) a final paper on a topic in political economy (50%).