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Class number:
1377
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Title: Intro Compar Politics |
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Department: Political Science |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 25 |
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Current enrollment: 22 |
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Available seats: 3 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, SH - N129 |
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Instructor(s): Messina, Anthony |
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Prerequisite(s): This course is not open to seniors. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences and Global Requirements |
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Note: This course is Methodologically Focused. |
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Note: 13 seats reserved for first year students, 9 seats for sophomores, and 3 seats for junior POLS majors. No seniors unless by Instructor Permission. |
Course Description:
This course introduces the study of comparative politics which is a subfield of political science. More specifically, it introduces many of the key concepts and theoretical approaches that have been adopted in comparative politics and surveys the political institutions and politics of select foreign countries. Students of comparative politics primarily focus on the political processes and institutions within countries (whereas students of international relations primarily, but not exclusively, study interactions among countries). Inspired by current world events and puzzles, comparativists investigate such major questions as: Why are some countries or regions more democratic than others? How do different countries organize their politics, i.e., how and why do their political party systems, electoral rules, governmental institutions, etc. differ? |