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Comparative Politics II
Communication, Journalism & Media Studies Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: 1/16/25 - 6/4/25
Comparative Politics II
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 17032
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300, 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Political Analysis and Comparative Politics I
DESCRIPTION
1. Introduction: theories and facts in comparative politics.
2. Comparing and contrasting forms of government and state in Western Europe.
3. Presidentialisms in the Americas.
4. Post-communism and institutional design.
5. Dependence, economic development and democracy.
6. Social revolutions, class struggle, energy and neo-authoritarianism
7. Ethnic conflicts.
8. Political institutions and economic performance.
9. Democracy and socioeconomic inequalities.
10. The Arab world.
11. China and liberal democracy.
2. Comparing and contrasting forms of government and state in Western Europe.
3. Presidentialisms in the Americas.
4. Post-communism and institutional design.
5. Dependence, economic development and democracy.
6. Social revolutions, class struggle, energy and neo-authoritarianism
7. Ethnic conflicts.
8. Political institutions and economic performance.
9. Democracy and socioeconomic inequalities.
10. The Arab world.
11. China and liberal democracy.