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There were supposed to be 10 weeks to the quarter but turns out UChicago doesn’t do a makeup day for Memorial Day! So some major surgery later, my last two lectures fit into one. This is just as well because I don’t know that much about democratization. Thanks to everyone for the comments and suggestions over the quarter. One of these days, maybe soon, I would like to write this up into a book. So critical comments are valuable. My syllabus is here and the slides are here: Week 9 –...

This week’s lecture draws heavily on one of the most important books on development I’ve ever read: Building State Capability by Harvard’s Matt Andrews, Lant Pritchett, and Michael Woodcock. It is open access and you can download it for free. If you hate trees but love the authors, buy a print copy. My syllabus is here and the slides are here: Week 8 – State building without war making Week 7 – Armed interventions Week 6 – Legacies of Imperialism and post-colonial politics Week 5 – The...

The syllabus is here and the slides are here: Week 7 – Armed interventions Week 6 – Legacies of Imperialism and post-colonial politics Week 5 – The State and Society Week 4 – Institutions Week 3 – State development Week 2 – Conflict Week 1 – The demand for order