Comparative Politics II

Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain

Dates: mid Jan 2026 - early Jun 2026

Engineering & Social Sciences

Comparative Politics II

Comparative Politics II Course Overview

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.


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