IREL 262. Political Economy of Authoritarianism. 1 Credit.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3
This course analyzes the rise of a new global authoritarian state, characterized by economic monopolies, political violence and heightened international conflict. By combining political economy with psychoanalysis from a historical and comparative perspective, students will examine the forces driving modern authoritarianism. Crosslisted as ECON 262.