Melody Ellis Valdini
Course: PS 353U: Introduction to Latin American Politics
Syllabus (in *.pdf format)
Readings (in *.pdf format)
1. Cleaning up Latin American democracy - The Economist
2. Of soldiers and citizens - The Economist
3. Inequality - Cuba - The Economist
4. In Rickety Boats, Cuban Migrants Again Flee to U.S. - The New York Times
5. An anxious role model - The Economist
6. Latin America Willingly Trades Machismo for Female Clout - NYTimes.com
7. Morgenstern Et Al - Presidential Powers in LA
8. How the other half votes - The Economist
9. Ocantos Et Al - Vote Buying
10. Venezuela’s economy - Of oil and coconut water - The Economist
11. Venezuela’s Two Legislatures Duel, but Only One Has Ammunition - NYT
12. Grand Visions Fizzle in Brazil
13. At last - The Economist
14. What Obama Should Know About Macri’s Argentina - NYT
15. Why Cartels Are Killing Mexico’s Mayors - NYT
16. Guatemala President Who Championed Honesty Orders Anticorruption Panel Chief Out - NYT