AFR 350(S) Government and Politics in Zimbabwe (Same as Political Science 350) (W)

PSCI 350(S) Government and Politics in Zimbabwe (Same as Africana Studies 350) (W)
Zimbabwe's political and economic institutions have all but collapsed. Almost universally, Zimbabwe's unraveling is attributed to the government's compulsory acquisition of white- owned farms between 1999 and 2000. This course examines both the politics that produced white-black land disparities in Zimbabwe and the post-independence politics that sustained the inequalities for close to two decades. The course also considers why the status quo was broken in 1999-2000. What did Robert Mugabe hope to gain by acquiring and redistributing white-owned farms? Did the policy unwittingly lead to the subsequent collapse of political and economic institutions?
Format: lecture/discussion. Requirements: class participation, four short papers (4-6 pages), research paper (15-18 pages) and a class presentation.
Prerequisites: One of the following: Political Science 201, 202, 203, 204, 229, 254, 256 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limit: 19 (expected: 17). Preference given to political science majors with a concentration in comparative politics.
Comparative Politics Subfield
Hour: MUNEMO