Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
Sciences Po - Paris campus
Course Title:
Comparative Politics
Course Number:
ASPO 25A11
Course Description:
What is Comparative Politics? How do we analyse politics comparatively? How can we make sense of the variation in the ways that political institutions and political authority are organised in contemporary societies? What are the effects of these multiple and different ways of organising politics? How do the main actors, institutions and processes that structure politics change across social and cultural settings? Finally, how does a comparative approach help us understand the contemporary world of politics? This course builds on the key concepts, theories and approaches introduced in the first-year course Introduction to Political Science by providing a more in-depth examination of the key elements that structure contemporary politics. It will focus, primarily, on established (mainly western) democracies but will systematically introduce comparative elements with political systems in all regions of the world to provide students with a wider and global perspective of politics and of political analysis.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 322
Attachment Files:
SCIENCES PO - Répertoire des enseignements.pdf
