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MSFS-511 Comparative Political Systems

MSFS-511 Comparative Political Systems
Spring only
Faculty:
  • Baynard, Sally
    • This is a graduate-level introduction to comparative politics, starting with an examination of the behaviors, organizations and institutions involved in national policy-making: voting and electoral systems, political parties and interest groups, legislatures, and executives. The focus will be on relating system types to policy outcomes – are the kinds of policies enacted by parliamentary democracies different from those of presidential systems? What is the impact of unitary vs. federal government structure? Finally we will compare institutions and behaviors across political systems (such as the UK, Canada, India, Brazil, South Africa, for instance) and evaluate the role of political culture in policy formulation.
    Credits: 3
    Prerequisites: None
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