APLS 458 South Carolina and State and Local Politics

Bob Botsch (bobb@usca.edu), C-7 HSS Building

 

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Welcome to South Carolina and state and local politics!

In this course we will examine South Carolina politics in terms of the culture and history of the state and its governmental institutions, processes and policies at both the state and local level. We will look at the state’s politics in a comparative way, noting throughout the course similarities and differences with other state and local governments across the nation.

The student will come away with an understanding of how South Carolina became what it is today, an ability to converse about South Carolina politics using accurate terminology, and to engage in the ongoing debate about how the state can meet the challenges of the future in key areas such as education and planning. The student will also understand the factors that explain how the state’s political system developed differently than other states.

 

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