| 1 |
9/1/25 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| 1 |
9/3/25 |
Discussion: Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| 2 |
9/8/25 |
State Formation and State Building |
| 2 |
9/10/25 |
Discussion: State Formation and State Building |
| 3 |
9/15/25 |
Colonial Legacies |
| 3 |
9/17/25 |
Discussion: Colonial Legacies |
| 4 |
9/22/25 |
Conceptualizing Democracy |
| 4 |
9/24/25 |
Discussion: Conceptualizing Democracy |
| 5 |
9/29/25 |
Democratization |
| 5 |
10/1/25 |
Discussion: Democratization |
| 6 |
10/6/25 |
Democratic Backsliding |
| 6 |
10/8/25 |
Discussion: Democratic Backsliding |
| 7 |
10/13/25 |
Autocracies |
| 7 |
10/15/25 |
Discussion: Autocracies |
| 8 |
10/20/25 |
Revision and Midterm |
| 8 |
10/22/25 |
Midterm Exam |
| 9 |
10/27/25 |
Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Political Identity |
| 9 |
10/29/25 |
Discussion: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Political Identity |
| 10 |
11/3/25 |
Electoral Systems |
| 10 |
11/5/25 |
Discussion: Electoral Systems |
| 11 |
11/10/25 |
Political Parties and Party Systems |
| 11 |
11/12/25 |
Discussion: Political Parties and Party Systems |
| 12 |
11/17/25 |
Federal Arrangements |
| 12 |
11/19/25 |
Discussion: Federal Arrangements |
| 13 |
11/24/25 |
Corruption, Clientelism, and Accountability |
| 13 |
11/26/25 |
Discussion: Corruption, Clientelism, and Accountability |
| 14 |
12/1/25 |
Competition, Populism, and Democratic Erosion |
| 14 |
12/3/25 |
Discussion: Competition, Populism, and Democratic Erosion |
| 15 |
12/8/25 |
Revision for Final Exam |