Introduction to comparative politics, sixth edition, consists of country case studies, selected for their significance in terms of the comparative themes and because they provide an interesting sample of types of political regimes, levels of economic. Comparative government teaching arrangements and assessment. Comparative politics describes the real world and, building on these descriptions. Michael joseph sodaro is the principal author and editor of comparative politics. As professor political science and international affairs at the george washington university he is a member of the institute for european, russian and eurasion studies at george washingtons elliott school of international affairs. Integrating theories, methods, and cases gives students the methodological tools they need to answer the big questions in the field. It also introduces readers to the conceptual foundations of comparative politics, enhances their analytical and criticalthinking skills through an introduction to basic empirical techniques of political and social science, and promotes their understanding of a wide range of countries and political leaders. Most also emphasize that comparative politics, in slightly more formal terms, involves both a method of study and a subject of study. I am glad to be paying my first visit to the national defense university. Van deth is professor of political science and international.
Introduction to comparative politics teaches you how to better understand the worldas well as the united statesby studying how politics and political systems are similar or different. Written by a leading textbook author, it is engaging, stimulating and forwardlooking, covering all the topics and theory students require at an introductory level. An introduction comparative government and politics book title. Indeed, many of the concepts and methods introduced in this class may well be more complicated than those addressed in upperlevel classes. Comparative politics is the study of patterns of national governments in the contemporary world. Pdf comparative politics today a world view 11th edition. It engages directly with the issues in global politics that students are most interested in, helping them to understand the key questions and theories and also to develop a critical and inquiring perspective. Spring semester 2016 understanding global politics pols. A visual tour of introduction to global politics prologue part i theory and global politics xv conclusion student activities xvii further reading xxi 1 theoretical approaches to global politics what is theory and why do we need it. Should we use the same research methods to study politics, as a scientist studying microbes or global climate change.
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Comparative political systems university of calicut. Students will explore major themes in comparative politics and analyze several country case studies. Part i surveys the core topics of comparative politics and equips students with the concepts and analytical methods they need to understand the complexities of today s political world. Hrs 1 irds117 introduction to political science 3 2 irds126 introduction to conflict analysis and resolution 3 3 irds127 introduction to international relations. The required textbook for this course is comparative politics today. Now both organizations have become interested in such concepts as chaos and. The past and present of comparative politics gerardo l. Introduction to comparative politics was one of these courses.
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