2023/2024 Comparative Politics: Principles

Course objectives:

By the end of the course, students should:

• Be able to explain the importance of comparative politics, and the challenges facing political scientists trying to conduct systematic comparisons;
• Demonstrate a familiarity with the major forms of political institutions;
• Understand the factors leading to stability and change in political systems;
• Be able to present, orally and in writing, arguments supported by examples and illustrations from a number of country case studies.