POL 372

POLITICS IN THE THIRD WORLD

Spring 2004

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays; 8:30 - 9:25; Room N310 (SBS)

Instructor: Şanser Yener

Office: SBS S-719

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-2

E-mail: sayener@ic.sunysb.edu

Course Description: This course will examine the origins and contemporary state of third world countries. We will study the economic, social, political, and environmental characteristics of Chile, Brazil, Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, Nigeria, and South Africa, in order to explore in depth some of the important problems third world countries face in the way of development.

Readings: Starred readings for this course are available online as indicated on the syllabus. In addition, a readings packet is available from the political science office. Students are expected to complete the readings before the class period for which they are assigned.

Grading: Grades will be based on attendance and participation, five quizzes, and three exams. Attendance will be occasionally taken. Class participation and attendance will comprise 10% of the final grade. There will be three midterm examinations. The exams will each comprise 25% of the final grade. In addition to the three exams, there will be five pop quizzes throughout the semester. The quizzes will comprise 15% of the final grade. The format of the exams will be primarily short definitions (one to two sentences), short answers (one paragraph), fill in, and true/false questions. A quiz can be administered at anytime while class is in session. There will be no pop quiz make ups. However, in the name of fairness, there will be two quizzes that can be dropped.

Disability Statement: If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may affect your ability to carry out assigned course work, please contact Disability Support Services, 128 ECC Building, 632-6748. They will determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential. Students requiring emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with me and the Disability Support Services. For procedures and information, http://www.ehs.sunysb.edu/fire/diabilities.asp.

Policy for make-up exams: I require that you have a good excuse for not taking the exam, such as a doctor’s note. If an exam is missed and there is not a documented excuse then it is within my discretion to not allow a make-up exam. All make-up exams must be scheduled with me no later than the end of the class period that follows the missed exam. All students with acceptable excuses will have one opportunity to make-up the exam. There will be no "make-ups" of make-ups. MAKE-UP EXAMS WILL ALWAYS BE MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE ORIGINAL EXAM.

Weekly Schedule

January 26 Introduction

THIRD WORLD: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

January 28 The Age of Empire

READ: Hobsbawm, Eric. 1987. The Age of Empire 1870-1914, Chapter 3. Abacus.

January 30 The End of Empire

READ: Hobsbawm, Eric. 1995. The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991, Chapter 7. Abacus.

February 2 The Third World

READ: Hobsbawm, Eric. 1995. The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991, Chapter 12. Abacus.

February 4 Modernization Theory in a Critical Perspective

READ: * Tipps, Dean C. 1973. “Modernization Theory and the Comparative Study of Societies: A Critical Perspective.” Comparative Studies in Society and History 15, (March): 199-226. (Available online in PDF format at http://www.jstor.org).

* Arat, Zehra F. 1988. “Democracy and Economic Development: Modernization Theory Revisited.” Comparative Politics 21, (October): 21-36. (Available online in PDF format at http://www.jstor.org).

February 6 Modernity versus Postmodernity

READ: * Inglehart, Ronald and Wayne E. Baker. 2000. “Modernization, Cultural Change, and the Persistence of Traditional Values.” American Sociological Review 65, (February): 19-51. (Available online in PDF format at http://www.jstor.org).

LATIN AMERICA

February 9 Latin America: Colonial Foundations

READ: Skidmore, Thomas E. and Peter H. Smith. 2001. Modern Latin America, Chapter 1. Oxford University Press.

February 11-18 Chile

TAKE A LOOK AT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1222905.stm (TIMELINE)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1222764.stm (PROFILE)

READ: Silva, Eduardo. 2002. Chile. In Harry E. Vanden and Gary Prevost (Eds.), Politics of Latin America: The Power Game. Oxford University Press.

Scully, Timothy R. 1995. Reconstituting Party Politics in Chile. In Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully (Eds.), Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America. Stanford University Press.

Lomnitz, Larissa A. and Ana Melnick. 2000. Chile’s Political Culture and Parties: An Anthropological Explanation, Chapter 3. University of Notre Dame Press.

* Garreton, Manuel A. 2000. “Chile’s Elections: Change and Continuity.” Journal of Democracy, 11, (April): 78-84. (Available online in PDF format at

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_democracy/v011/11.2garreton.pdf).

February 20-27 Brazil

TAKE A LOOK AT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1231075.stm (TIMELINE)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1227110.stm (PROFILE)

READ: Skidmore, Thomas E. and Peter H. Smith. 2001. Modern Latin America, Chapter 5. Oxford University Press.

Mainwaring, Scott. 1995. Brazil: Weak Parties, Feckless Democracy. In Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully (Eds.), Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America. Stanford University Press.

* Hunter, Wendy. 2003. “Latin America’s Lost Illusions: Brazil’s New Direction.” Journal of Democracy 14, (April): 151-162. (Available online in PDF format at

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_democracy/v014/14.2hunter.pdf).

* Marx, Anthony W. 1996. “Race-Making and the Nation-State.” World Politics 48, (January): 180-208. (Available online in HTML format at

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/world_politics/v048/48.2marx.html).

Guillermoprieto, Alma. 1995. The Heart That Bleeds, 287-317. Vintage.

March 1 EXAM I, covers material through February 27

MIDDLE EAST

March 3 Islam, Development, Democracy, and Woman

* Fish, Steven M. 2002. “Islam and Authoritarianism.” World Politics 55, (October): 4-37. (Available online in PDF format at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/world_politics/v055/55.1fish.pdf).

March 5-12 Turkey

TAKE A LOOK AT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1023189.stm (TIMELINE)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1022222.stm (PROFILE)

READ: Kedourie, Elie. 1992. Politics in the Middle East, Chapter 4. Oxford University Press.

Esmer, Yilmaz. 2002. At the Ballot Box: Determinants of Voting Behavior. In Sabri Sayari and Yilmaz Esmer (Eds.), Politics, Parties, and Elections in Turkey. Lynne Rienner Publishers.

* Diamond, Larry, Marc F. Plattner, and Daniel Brumberg. 2003. Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, 177-189. The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Kirisci, Kemal and Gareth M. Winrow. 1997. The Kurdish Question and Turkey: An Example of a Trans-state Ethnic Conflict, Chapters 4 and 5. London and Portland.

* Göle, Nilüfer. 2002. “Islam in Public: New Visibilities and New Imaginaries.” Public Culture 14, (Winter): 173-190. (Available online in PDF format at

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/public_culture/v014/14.1gole.pdf).

March 15-22 Iran

TAKE A LOOK AT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/806268.stm (TIMELINE)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790877.stm (PROFILE)

READ: Kapuściński, Ryszard. 1985. Shah of Shahs, 17-78. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Esposito, John L. and John O. Voll. 1996. Islam and Democracy, Chapter 3. Oxford University Press.

* Diamond, L, Marc F. Plattner, and Daniel Brumberg. 2003. Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, 109-161. The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Sciolino, Elaine. 2000. Persian Mirrors, Chapter 7. Touchstone.

SOUTHEAST ASIA

March 24 Democracy in Southeast Asia

READ: * Acharya, Amitav.1999. “Southeast Asia's Democratic Moment.” Asian Survey 39, (May-June): 418-432. (Available online in PDF format at http://www.jstor.org).

March 26 - April 2 Indonesia

TAKE A LOOK AT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1260544.stm (TIMELINE)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1260546.stm (PROFILE)

READ: * Anderson, Benedict R. O'G. 1983. “Old State, New Society: Indonesia's New Order in Comparative Historical Perspective.” The Journal of Asian Studies 42, (May) 477-496. (Available online in PDF format at http://www.jstor.org).

Ricklefs, M. C. 1993. A History of Modern Indonesia since c. 1300, 237-303. Stanford University Press.

* Liddle, R. William. 1992. “Indonesia's Democratic Past and Future.” Comparative Politics 24, (July): 443-462. (Available online in PDF format at http://www.jstor.org).

Hefner, Robert W. 2000. Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia, Chapters 1, 7, and 8. Princeton University Press.

* Van Bruinessen, Martin. 2002. “Genealogies of Islamic Radicalism in post-Suharto Indonesia.” South East Asia Research 10, (2): 117-154. (Available online in HTML format at http://www.let.uu.nl/~martin.vanbruinessen/personal/publications/ genealogies_islamic_radicalism.htm).

April 5 SPRING BREAK

April 7 SPRING BREAK

April 9 SPRING BREAK

April 12 EXAM II, covers material from March 3 – April 2

AFRICA

April 14 African Politics and Society: Precolonial Era

READ: Schraeder, Peter J. 2004. African Politics and Society: A Mosaic in Transformation, Chapter 2. Wadsworth.

April 16 CLASS WILL NOT MEET

April 19 African Politics and Society: Colonial Era

READ: Schraeder, Peter J. 2004. African Politics and Society: A Mosaic in Transformation, Chapter 3. Wadsworth.

* Ekeh, Peter P. 1975. “Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa: A Theoretical Statement.” Comparative Studies in Society and History 17, (January): 91-112. (Available online in PDF format at http://www.jstor.org).

April 21-28 Nigeria

TAKE A LOOK AT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1067695.stm (TIMELINE)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1064557.stm (PROFILE)

READ: Achebe, Chinua. 1983. The Trouble with Nigeria, 5-50. Heinemann.

Larry Diamond, 1995. Nigeria: The Uncivic Society and the Descent into Praetorianism, 417-472. In Politics in Developing Countries: Comparing Experiences with Democracy, Second Edition. Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Horowitz, Donald L. 1985. Ethnic Groups in Conflict, 602-613. University of California Press.

Njoku, Raphael Chijioke. 2001. “Deconstructing Abacha: Demilitarization and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria after the Abacha Era.” Government and Opposition 36, (January): 71-96.

* Lewis, Peter. 2003. “Nigeria: Elections in a Fragile Regime.” Journal of Democracy 14, (July): 131-144. (Available online in PDF format at

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_democracy/v014/14.3lewis.pdf).

April 30 - May 7 South Africa

TAKE A LOOK AT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069402.stm (TIMELINE)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm (PROFILE)

READ: Friedman, Steven. 1995. South Africa: Divided in a Special Way. In Larry Diamond, Juan J. Linz and Seymour Martin Lipset (Eds.), Politics in Developing Countries: Comparing Experiences with Democracy, Second Edition. Lynne Rienner Publishers.

* Lanegran, Kimberly. 2001. “South Africa’s 1999 Election: Consolidating a Dominant Party System.” Africa Today, 48, (2): 81-102. (Available online in PDF format at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/africa_today/v048/48.2lanegran.pdf).

* Gibson, James L. 2003. “The Legacy of Apartheid: Racial Differences in the Legitimacy of Democratic Institutions and Processes in the New South Africa.” Comparative Political Studies 36, (7): 772-800. (Available online in PDF format at http://lysander.ingentaselect.com/vl=5208530/cl=18/nw=1/rpsv/ij/sage/00104140/v36n7/s2/p772).

Gibson, James L. and Amanda Gouws. 2003. Overcoming Intolerance in South Africa, Chapter 6. Cambridge University Press.

May 17 EXAM III, covers material from April 14 – May 7