Fall/Winter Timetable

POL2700H1F L0101

Foundations and Approaches to Comparative Politics (Core)

(Core)

Themes

This course will provide an in-depth introduction into the core concepts and approaches in Comparative Politics. What is Comparative Politics? What are the different ways of approaching questions in Comparative Politics? What are the key concepts and ways of understanding these concepts? We will provide an overview of different approaches – including idiographic and nomothetic approaches and then explore different ways of understanding key concepts in the field, including the state, power, class, society, and regime.

This course is open to PhD students satisfying core course requirements (others may participate by special permission of the instructor(s).

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