2024-2025 Catalog

POLS-281 Intro to Comparative Politics

Introduces various approaches of comparative politics, such as institutionalism, structuralism, political culture, corporatism, state-society relationship, political economy, etc. Applies the different approaches to explain how various factors affect government institutions, sociopolitical and economic development in different societies. An effort is made to include countries from all regions of the world. Normally offered every semester.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

POLS-110, POLS-115, and POLS-120 or consent of instructor; Sophomore status or higher