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GOVT-121 Comparative Political Systems
This course provides a general introduction to the concepts, methods, and substance of comparative politics. The focus will be on “doing” political science: using theories to help explain individual cases, and using cases to refine our theories of political behavior. In the first part of the course, we will discuss the nature of political science as a scholarly discipline and explore themes in comparative politics such as the relationship between ideology and political behavior, the articulation of political interests, group decision-making, and regime types. Next, we will use our knowledge of these concepts to help us understand current developments in a variety of geographical settings.
This course counts for the Comparative Government distribution requirement.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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Spring '10:
King C
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Spring '10:
Wirsing, R.
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Fall '09:
Langenbacher, E
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Fall '09:
Carnes M
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GOVT-121-01 Comparative Political Systems
Carnes, Matthew
This course provides a general introduction to the concepts, methods, and substance of comparative politics. The focus will be on “doing” political science: using theories to help explain individual cases, and using cases to refine our theories of political behavior. In the first part of the course, we will discuss the nature of political science as a scholarly discipline and explore themes in comparative politics such as the relationship between ideology and political behavior, the articulation of political interests, group decision-making, and regime types. Next, we will use our knowledge of these concepts to help us understand current developments in a variety of geographical settings.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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