POL 335 South Africa and the Politics of Transition (3 credits)

This course examines South Africa’s transition to democracy from the breakdown of the apartheid state to current policy issues and debates such as national reconciliation and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The multiple dimensions of the transition process examined are: social movements, negotiation, conflict resolution, constitutional development, elections, transitional justice, leadership, and international influence. This course will highlight and question the difference between structural transitions and societal transformations