GVPT459Y

Seminar in Comparative Politics; Comparative Political Ideology

Recommended prerequisites: GVPT200 and GVPT282 Restriction: Must be in Government & Politics or Government & Politics: International Relations program. A comparative survey of leading political ideologies, including their origins, core tenets, and implications. Specific attention is given to ideology's relationship to material practice, both western and non-western interpretations, and ramifications for contemporary politics. Includes nationalism, populism, religious fundamentalism, liberalism, socialism, and neoliberalism, among other influential ideologies.

Sister Courses: GVPT459A, GVPT459B, GVPT459C, GVPT459D, GVPT459E, GVPT459F, GVPT459G, GVPT459H, GVPT459I, GVPT459J, GVPT459K, GVPT459L, GVPT459M, GVPT459N, GVPT459O, GVPT459P, GVPT459Q, GVPT459R, GVPT459T, GVPT459V, GVPT459W, GVPT459X

Fall 2025

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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 3.57 between 49 students*

GVPT459Y Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.33%
A: 53.06%
A+: 6.12%
B-: 6.12%
B: 6.12%
B+: 4.08%
C-: 2.04%
C: 4.08%
F: 2.04%
* "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.