学部・大学院区分
Undergraduate / Graduate | | 開・博前 | | 時間割コード
Registration Code | | 3062020 | | 科目区分
Course Category | | 専門・プログラム
Program | | 科目名 【日本語】
Course Title | | 途上国政治論 | | 科目名 【英語】
Course Title | | Politics in Developing Countries | | コースナンバリングコード
Course Numbering Code | | INT2L6202E | | 担当教員 【日本語】
Instructor | | 関 能徳 ○
東村 岳史 | | 担当教員 【英語】
Instructor | | SEKI Katsunori ○
HIGASHIMURA Takeshi | | 単位数
Credits | | 2 | | 開講期・開講時間帯
Term / Day / Period | | 秋 火曜日 ５時限
Fall Tue 5 | | 授業形態
Course style | | 講義
Lecture | |
授業の目的 【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN) | | | | 授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | The objective of this course is to help students better understand politics in developing countries using the tools and theories of political science. To this end, this course covers a wide range of topics including modern state, colonialism and development, democracy, dictatorship, determinants of democracy and dictatorship, democratic transition, democratic backsliding and breakdown, consequences of democracy and dictatorship, clientelism, corruption, resource curse, crony capitalism, and foreign aid and democracy assistance. Moreover, students are expected to understand and critically evaluate the various theories that are used to explain politics in developing countries. |
| | 到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | | | 到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course | | | By the end of the semester, students are expected (1) to learn scientific inquiry in political science, (2) become able to explain key concepts and theories in politics in developing countries, and (3) learn difference in political system and behavior across countries. |
| | 授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | *This course will be offered by SEKI.
1. Introduction
2. Modern State
• CGG Chapter 4 “The Origins of the Modern State”
• Sanchez de la Sierra, Raul. 2020. “On the Origins of the State: Stationary Bandits and Taxation in Eastern Congo” Journal of Political Economy. 128(1): 32-74.
3. Colonialism and Political Development
• Mahoney, James. 2003. “Long-Run Development and the Legacy of Colonialism in Spanish America” American Journal of Sociology. 109(1): 50-106.
• Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. 2001. “The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation” American Economic Review. 91(5): 1369-1401.
4. Democracy
• CGG Chapter 5 “Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy”
• Collier, David and Steven Levitsky. 1997. “Democracy with Adjectives: Conceptual Innovation in Comparative Research” World Politics. 49(3): 430-451.
5. Dictatorship
• CGG Chapter 10 “Varieties of Dictatorship”
• Gandhi, Jennifer and Ellen Lust-Okar. 2009. “Elections under Authoritarianism” Annual Review of Political Science. 12(1): 403-422.
6. Economic Determinants of Democracy and Dictatorship
• CGG Chapter 6 “The Economic Determinants of Democracy and Dictatorship”
• Treisman, Daniel. 2015. “Income, Democracy, and Leader Turnover.” American Journal of Political Science. 59(4): 927-942.
7. Cultural Determinants of Democracy
• CGG Chapter 7 “Cultural Determinants of Democracy and Dictatorship”
• Welzel, Christian and Ronald F. Inglehart. 2019. “Political Culture, Mass Beliefs, and Value Change” Democratization (2nd edition). Chapter 9: 134-157.
8. Democratic Transitions
• CGG Chapter 8 “Democratic Transitions”
• Ahmed, Ali T. and David Stasavage. 2020. “Origins of Early Democracy.” American Political Science Review. 114(2): 502-518.
9. Democratic Backsliding and Breakdown
• Levitsky, Steven and Daniel Ziblatt. 2018. How Democracies Die. Chapter 1-5: 1-117.
10. Consequences of Democracy and Dictatorship
• CGG Chapter 9 “Democracy or Dictatorship: Does it Make a Difference?”
• Wright, Joseph. 2008. “Do Authoritarian Institutions Constrain? How Legislatures Affect Economic Growth and Investment” American Journal of Political Science. 52(2): 322-343.
11. Clientelism
• Bustikova, Lenka and Cristina Corduneanu-Huci. 2017. “Patronage, Trust, and State Capacity: The Historical Trajectories of Clientelism” World Politics. 48(2): 277-326.
• Corstange, Daniel. 2017. “Clientelism in Competitive and Uncompetitive Elections” Comparative Political Studies. 51(1): 76-104.
12. Corruption
• Uslaner, Eric M. and Bo Rothstein. 2016. “The Historical Roots of Corruption: State Building, Economic Inequality, and Mass Education” Comparative Politics. 48(2): 227-248.
• Williams, Martin J. 2017. “The Political Economy of Unfinished Development Projects: Corruption, Clientelism, or Collective Choice?” American Political Science Review. 111(4): 705-723.
13. Resource Curse
• Ross, Michael L. 2001. “Does Oil Hinder Democracy?” World Politics. 53(3): 325-361.
• Dunning, Thad. 2005. “Resource Dependence, Economic Performance, and Political Stability” Journal of Conflict Resolution. 45(4): 715-738.
14. Crony Capitalism
• Kang, David D. 2003. “Transaction Costs and Crony Capitalism in East Asia” Comparative Politics. 35(4): 439-458.
• Szakonyi, David. 2018. “Businesspeople in Elected Office: Identifying Private Benefits from Firm-level Returns” American Political Science Review. 112(2): 322-338.
15. Foreign Aid and Democracy Assistance
• Dietrich, Simone and Joseph Wright. 2014. “Foreign Aid Allocation Tactics and Democratic Change in Africa” Journal of Politics. 77(1): 216-234.
• Carnegie, Allison and Nikolay Marinov. 2017. “Foreign Aid, Human Rights, and Democracy Promotion: Evidence from a Natural Experiment” American Journal of Political Science. 61(3): 671-683. |
| | 履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | No course is required to take this course. |
| | 成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | • Weekly talking points (30%)
o Before each class meeting, students submit their talking points on the readings.
• In-class participation (30%)
o Students have to actively engage with in-class discussion regarding the course materials.
• Final paper (40%)
o Using the course materials, students develop a research plan that involves an effective introduction, literature review, hypotheses, research design, data collection plan, and expected outputs.
Credit is given to C- or C (where applicable) or higher grade for each criterion. |
| | 教科書・参考書
Textbook/Reference Book | | | [CGG] Clark, William R., Matt Golder, and Sona Golder. 2017. Principles of Comparative Politics (3rd edition), CQ Press. |
| | 課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Read assigne readings carefully and develop talking points. Make a list of questions that students want to ask during the class meetings. |
| | 注意事項
Notice for Students | | | | 使用言語
Language(s) for Instruction & Discussion | | | | 授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | 対面で実施します。
Classes will be held in-person. |
| | 遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | | |
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