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| Semester: | Spring 2024 |
| Number: | 0158-260-001 |
| Instructor: | Dong Wook Lee |
| Days: | Tuesday Thursday 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Blodgett Hall 209 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Analyzing political systems in industrialized democracies, developing nations, and communist and post-communist states, this course covers nations from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa focusing on varieties of parliamentary systems and authoritarian regimes. Major use of quantitative research methods and comparative databases is included. (Learning Goals:G;Distribution Reqs:Social Sciences) |
| Learning Goals: |
Students will be able to define key concepts of comparative politics; describe and analyze the political systems of thirteen countries around the globe; and engage major debates concerning political and economic development. Students will also acquire basic quantitative methods skills. The course encourages students to critically analyze major concepts and theories in the field and be able to apply them, as well as assess the findings of empirical studies.This course requires active and informed participation on the part of students. The assignments also provide opportunities to enhance writing skills. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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