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Jul 03, 2025
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POL 204 - Comparative Politics
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Description
This course provides theoretical and empirical tools to help students understand government and politics of a variety of nations around the world. Students explore established democracies, developing democracies and non-democracies through country case studies from Americas, Africa, Middle-East, Europe and Asia. The course aims to illustrate how political systems differ, discuss why they differ and explore the consequences of such variation in the context of global political and economic changes. The comparative aspect of the course involves searching for similarities and differences among different countries in order to formulate generalizations about politics
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Define basic concepts in the field of comparative politics.
- Describe the steps in conducting research in political science.
- Explain different aspects of the concept of democracy.
- Compare and contrast different types of governments around the world.
- Categorize states according to dominant typologies in the field.
- Analyze political events, institutions and processes at domestic and global levels.
- Assess the impact of political decisions on individuals and groups in different nations.
- Appraise how participation in the political process varies across political systems.
Listed Topics
- Analytical techniques of political science
- Political institutions and power
- States and nations
- Democracy: theory and practice
- Political participation in democracies and non-democracies
- Political culture
- Political ideologies
- Political economy
- Country case studies (Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle-East and Asia)
- Countries and leaders
Reference Materials
Current text, internet
Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals: - Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Culture Society & Citizenship
Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 02/23/2024
Last Reviewed: 02/23/2024
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