CPOL 549 Politics of Latin America
Latin America is increasingly an area of focus for U.S. political and economic relationships. This course provides an overview of the region with particular attention to the challenges and contributions of American foreign policy. Topics covered include the relationship between political and economic development and the political stability and instability of democratic institutions; international politics of the states of the region; and the role of institutions of "civil society" in the political life of the region. Assessment of the role of the military, the Church, labor movements, and guerrilla groups are of particular interest.