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USC Catalogue 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

POIR 642 Institutions in Comparative and International Politics

Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Explores major strands of institutional theory and assesses scholars’ views on design of institutions, institutional change, and effects of institutions on behavior and outcomes.
Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students in POIR.