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Comparative Politics Course Outline

This course outline covers the topics that will be discussed in an undergraduate comparative government and politics course. The course will introduce comparative politics as a subfield of political science and examine methods of comparing political systems. It will review fundamentals of political systems, states, and governments. A major focus will be on democracy and its role in comparison, along with characteristics of democracy and democratization. The course will also analyze established democracies, transitional democracies, and non-democratic states. It will conclude by discussing current issues and trends in comparative politics.

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Comparative Politics Course Outline

This course outline covers the topics that will be discussed in an undergraduate comparative government and politics course. The course will introduce comparative politics as a subfield of political science and examine methods of comparing political systems. It will review fundamentals of political systems, states, and governments. A major focus will be on democracy and its role in comparison, along with characteristics of democracy and democratization. The course will also analyze established democracies, transitional democracies, and non-democratic states. It will conclude by discussing current issues and trends in comparative politics.

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Republic of the Philippines

CARLOS HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE


Talisay City, Negros Occidental


COURSE OUTLINE

SS 108 COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS


I. Introduction to Comparative Politics
a. Comparative Politics as subfield of Political Science
b. Importance of the study of Comparative Politics
c. Methods of comparing and contrasting

II. Review of Fundamentals
a. Political Systems
b. State
c. Government

III. Democracy - bedrock of modern typology
a. Democracy as a tool in Comparing and Contrasting
b. Characteristics of Democracy
c. Democratization

IV. Established or matured democracy
a. United States of America
b. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
c. Republic of France
d. Federal Republic of Germany

V. Transitional democracy
a. Japan
b. Russian Federation
c. Singapore

VI. Non-democratic states
a. Peoples Republic of China
b. Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
c. Republic of Cuba

VII. Issues and Trends in Comparative Politics
a. Democratization of Burma
b. ASEAN 2015 Integration
c. Ukraine European or Russian?



Prepared by:


Mr. Ralph Romeo B. Bascones
Instructor

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