Spring 2027

Indian Politics in Comparative Perspective

Explores Indian politics in comparative perspective, examining why India is a democracy, remains poor, and experiences violence while mapping state-level variation.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2008: 3.45 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2009: 3.42 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the politics of contemporary India.

  • Address why India is a democracy, why it remains poor, and why it experiences violence.

  • Examine how India confirms, confounds, and revises the major theories of comparative politics.

  • Map and explain variation across Indian states and over time.

  • Assess policy reforms to deepen democracy, further economic development, reduce violence, and develop state capacity.

  • Discuss the power and limitations of the political science method.

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POLISCI 333

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2008: 3.45 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2009: 3.42 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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Topics

  • India's history and state-building
  • Democracy, poverty, and violence in India
  • State and state capacity
  • Comparative analysis of India and other countries

Skills

  • Political science method
  • Mapping variation across Indian states and over time
  • Assessing policy proposals

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Dataset & model

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