Politics of Development is an emerging sub-discipline of politics ever since the 1950s. This course will introduce basic concepts, mainstream theories of political development from both macro and micro perspectives, including modernization theory, the dependency theory, political participation, political stability, political culture, political institutions, and democratization. Particularly attention will be paid to less developed countries in terms of its democratization, social stability, corruption, institutionalization, and political crisis. Students who enrolled in this course are expected to be able to understand the trend of political development.
Political Science
政治学是一门以研究政治行为、政治体制以及政治相关领域为主的社会科学学科。狭义的政治学研究国家的活动、形式和关系及其发展规律；广义的政治学研究在一定经济基础之上的社会公共权力的活动、形式和关系及其发展规律。
