SUM4031 – Latin American Politics and Development
Course content
This course provides the student with the ability to analyze current political and economic developments in Latin America and how they are interconnected. It gives the student in depth knowledge on the central political and economic processes, actors and institutions explaining features including deep economic, social and political inequalities; the existence of broad social movements, and strong democratic traditions along with populism, clientilism and authoritarianism. It places special emphasis on how this has conditioned the development of the state in Latin America. It further places the developments in Latin America into a new global context, and analyzes the impact of international strategies and alliances with global a