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This course will study the development of Northern African polities, both as “living models” of different types of political evolution and as cases of particular political phenomena. It is designed to give the student not only a basic understanding of the historical and political evolution of the regimes, institutions and communities of Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia since independence, but also to explore in depth certain themes such as the relationship between state and society in the Maghreb; the evolution of modern and traditional authoritarian leadership; Nationalism and National Identity construction; Islamic radicalism and the articulation of opposition. The course will also address the cultural, social and economic problems each state faces in its attempt to modernize and the debate on modernization, regional integration and globalization. <a href="http://www.sais-jhu.edu/resources/administrative-offices/how-access-course-syllabi-and-evaluations" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>