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THE COURSE:

Traditionally the subfield of Comparative Government and Politics focused on analysis of political institutions in a cross-national comparison, e.g., presidential versus parliamentary systems or the party systems. With time, the discipline expanded its interests other areas: political economy, development, modernization, public policy, and class and group theories. At one point a claim appeared that Comparative Politics is the Political Science. Although we will refrain from such an imperial claim in our course, we will try to cover a broad range of topics in Comparative Politics. For example, we will begin with the historical roots and the global context of the variety of political systems and political cultures. Then we will analyze the systems, including their underlying philosophy, types of governments, political economy, interest groups, political parties, public policy, and the problems of legitimacy.

Course syllabus for FALL 2011

Required Textbook

Michael Curtis (2006). Introduction to Comparative Government. 5th Edition. Cengage

Greetings and Welcome to Comparative Politics A course at the University of La Verne PLSC 452 (syllabus)

Mariusz Ozminkowski, Ph.D. mozminkowski@csupomona.edu Personal page On Facebook Other courses Political Philosophy American Politics World Politics / International Relations Public Opinion and Propaganda Political Economy of Mass Media Media Criticism Communication Law Selected Topics in Journalism/Politics (Chinese Group)	THE COURSE: Traditionally the subfield of Comparative Government and Politics focused on analysis of political institutions in a cross-national comparison, e.g., presidential versus parliamentary systems or the party systems. With time, the discipline expanded its interests other areas: political economy, development, modernization, public policy, and class and group theories. At one point a claim appeared that Comparative Politics is the Political Science. Although we will refrain from such an imperial claim in our course, we will try to cover a broad range of topics in Comparative Politics. For example, we will begin with the historical roots and the global context of the variety of political systems and political cultures. Then we will analyze the systems, including their underlying philosophy, types of governments, political economy, interest groups, political parties, public policy, and the problems of legitimacy. Course syllabus for FALL 2011 Required Textbook Michael Curtis (2006). Introduction to Comparative Government. 5th Edition. Cengage	Political Science Resources Asia for Educators. Columbia University CIA: The World Factbook U.S. State Department 中国链接 Chinese Connection Selection of articles and books on China Interesting Political Science Lectures: The Moral Foundations of Politics by Professor Shapiro, Yale EURO ZONE and the WORLD ECONOMY From Guardian EU pair to agree €2tn insurance fund Dow surges on news that EU diplomats say France and Germany are ready to agree an insurance fund European debt crisis - today's developments Greek capital poised for 'mother of all strikes' China's rapid economic growth slows in latest quarter From Spiegel International How a Good Idea Became a Tragedy How the Euro Zone Ignored Its Own Rules What Options Are Left for the Common Currency? from The Economist Here we go again The Europeans are pushing the global banking system to the edge other articles / comments Policymakers are a long way from forming a coherent strategy(20) Europe's two big central banks take steps to help stuttering economies(17) Things are starting to look depressingly familiar(12) Is Euroland really facing a Lehman moment?(22) Business and the euro crisis: Under the volcano(42) Charlemagne: Return to Maastricht(17) Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China. By Ezra Vogel. Read a Review of the book in The Economist The great stabiliser. Deng Xiaoping’s legacy. The definitive biography of a diminutive giant of the 20th century.

Suggested Reading: Russell J. Dalton and Doh Chull Shin (2006). Citizens, Democracy, and Markets Around the Pacific Rim. Congruence Theory and Political Culture. OXFORD East Asia is one of the most dynamic areas of political change in the world today-what role do citizens play in these processes of change? Drawing upon a unique set of coordinated public opinion surveys conducted by the World Values Survey, this book provides a dramatically new image of the political cultures of East Asia. Most East Asian citizens have strong democratic aspirations, even in still autocratic nations. Most East Asians support liberal market reforms, even in nations where state socialism has been dominant. The books findings thus provide a new perspective on the political values of Asian publics. We demonstrate that the dramatic socioeconomic changes of the past several decades have transformed public opinion, altering many of the social norms traditionally identified with Asian values, and creating public support for further political and economic modernization of the region. Political culture in East Asia is not an impediment to change, but creates the potential for even greater democratization and marketization. Comparative Politics is a series for students and teachers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. The General Editors are Max Kaase, Professor of Political Science, Vice President and Dean, School of Humanities and Social Science, International University Bremen, Germany; and Kenneth Newton, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Southampton. The series is produced in association with the European Consortium for Political Research.	PowerPoint Presentations Introduction Political culture / ideologies / economics Britain France Germany Japan European Union European Union official power point Russia China India Mexico Nigeria Middle East Read a report on Latin America Read articles on India Building India Inc (The Economist) Business In India. Special Report (The Economist) Read articles on Russia 2008 special report from The Economist Russia's humiliator-in-chief (2011) (The Economist) The Hinge that Holds Russia Together (Foreign Affairs) Foreign Policy magazine articles on Russia Population of world 'could grow to 15bn by 2100' Nearly 7 billion people now inhabit planet but projections that number will double this century have shocked academics Read in The Observer The Failed States Index 2011 Foreign Policy magazine The Rankings Think Again: Failed States "Failed States Are a Threat to U.S. National Security." Only some of them. It has been a truism of U.S. foreign policy since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that the United States is, in the words of President George W. Bush's 2002 National Security Strategy, "threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones." Read more in Foreign Policy

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