About Me Graduate Seminars Undergraduate Courses Recent Publications CV Home Philip J. Williams Professor Political Science Anderson 221 Phone: (352) 273-2369 Fax: (352) 392-8127 pjw@ufl.edu Office hours M 8:45-11:45 am, T 10:30-11:30 am, 1:00-2:00 pm, Th 10:30-11:30 am	CPO 2001-Comparative Politics (Spring 2001) The course will introduce students to the study of comparative politics. By studying the politics of other countries and regions of the world, it is hoped that students will gain new insight into their own country’s political development. In addition to learning about political institutions and processes in different countries, we will also pay attention to how these institutions and processes affect people in their everyday lives. The first part of the course is intended as an overview of the basic concepts and principles necessary for comparative political analysis. Throughout the semester we will apply these concepts and theories to different countries. In Part II we will focus on the dynamics of political and social change in developing countries. We will also examine the way in which the foreign policy of industrialized countries affect the political fortunes of developing countries. CPO 3303-Introduction to Latin American Politics (Spring 2009) The purpose of the course is to give the student a clearer understanding and appreciation of Latin American politics. After a general introduction to the historical processes underlying contemporary Latin American politics and the current challenges facing the region, we will then focus in depth on a number of selected themes. Part II of the course will.focus on Peru's troubled transition to democracy. In Part III we will explore the issue of economic modernization without democracy in the case of Mexico. And Part IV of the course will examine revolutions and negotiated transitions in Central America. POS 4931-Latin American Immigration to the United States (Spring 2009) The purpose of the course is to give the student a clearer understanding and appreciation of Latin American immigration to the United States. After a general introduction to some of the key theoretical concepts and the historical processes underlying immigration to the United States, we will then focus in depth on a number of selected themes.  In Part II we will explore the special case of Mexican immigration to the US. Part III will focus on the concept of transnationalism and the specific case of transnationalism among Dominican immigrants.  Part IV will focus on immigration in Miami and Part V will concentrate on new destinations of Latino immigration in Florida.