Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
POLI 459 - GENDER & REP IN LATIN AMERICA
Long Title: SEX, GENDER, AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATION IN LATIN AMERICA
Department: Political Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): POLI 395
Description: Latin American countries have elected suprisingly large numbers of women to presidencies, cabinets, and legislatures in recent years. This seminar explores how this happened in a region long known for its culture of cachismo and weak democracy and what the consequences of gender divesity are for politics.