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Boulding, Carew Elizabeth

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  • Carew Boulding’s research focuses on political participation in developing democracies with an emphasis on Indigenous politics, attitudes about democracy, protest, non-governmental organizations, civil society, and political institutions.

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  • Non-governmental organizations, civil society, Latin American politics, democracy in developing countries, political protest and voting behavior, inequality, Indigenous Politics,

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  • PSCI 2012 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
    Most countries confront a variety of common political problems, including how to gain popular support, what kinds of political institutions are most appropriate, and how to distribute burdens and benefits to different segments of the population. Concentrates on learning how to compare different political systems and provides illustrative examples from several countries in both the industrialized and nonindustrialized world.
  • PSCI 7012 - Seminar: Comparative Political Systems
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2024
    Discusses current literature on comparative politics including theoretical and methodological issues. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics.
  • PSCI 7022 - Seminar in Political and Economic Development
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2021
    Covers domestic political and economic development in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, as well as interactions with the global economy. Includes defining, explaining, and prescribing policies for successful development, and comparing the experiences of developing and industrialized countries.
  • PSCI 7052 - Democracy & Authoritarianism
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2023
    Examine differences between democracies and authoritarian regimes; the choices and the consequences of democratic institutions in authoritarian regimes; and the causes of authoritarian survival and demise and the subsequent political choice. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 7012.
  • PSCI 7075 - Scope and Methods of Political Science
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2021
    Introduces students to research design, with a subsequent focus on professional development. Students learn about different styles of research, central methodological points surrounding (and differentiating) these styles, and standards for evaluating research, regardless of approach or content.

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