Schedule

• Content (): contain links to the readings for each week. Read these before class. Lecture slide decks will also appear here.

• Assignment (): contain the instructions for each assignment. Due dates and submission links will appear on Canvas.

		Topic	Content	Assignment
Week 01	Sep 28	Hello
Week 02	Oct 3 / Oct 5	A crash course on Latin America
Week 03	Oct 10 / Oct 12	Race and identity
Week 04	Oct 17 / Oct 19	Poverty and inequality
Week 05	Oct 24 / Oct 26	Crime
	Oct 31	Midterm exam
Week 05	Nov 2	Crime II
Week 07	Nov 7 / Nov 9	State capacity
Week 08	Nov 14 / Nov 16	Informality
Week 09	Nov 21	Clientelism
Week 10	Nov 28 / Nov 30	Corruption and public trust
Week 11	Dec 5 / Dec 7	Democratic erosion, the pink tide, populism
	Dec 12	Final exam