GVPT459X

Seminar in Comparative Politics; Political Radicalism

Restriction: Must be in Government & Politics or Government & Politics: International Relations program. This course will examine the main similarities and distinctions between communist and fascist radical ideologies, movements, and political systems. The course will highlight the centrality of ideology in totalitarian experiments and the relationship between ideology and terror as underpinnings of the ideocratic despotisms. We will explore contemporary implications of totalitarianism.

Sister Courses: GVPT459A, GVPT459B, GVPT459C, GVPT459D, GVPT459E, GVPT459F, GVPT459G, GVPT459H, GVPT459I, GVPT459J, GVPT459K, GVPT459L, GVPT459M, GVPT459N, GVPT459O, GVPT459P, GVPT459Q, GVPT459R, GVPT459T, GVPT459V, GVPT459W, GVPT459Y

Past Semesters

Vladimir Tismaneanu

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Vladimir Tismaneanu

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Vladimir Tismaneanu

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.91 between 209 students*

A-: 3.83%

A: 24.88%

A+: 67.46%

B: 0.96%

B+: 0.48%

C: 0.48%

W: 1.44%

other: 0.48%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.