This course introduces students to the concepts of comparative politics. including state, nation, regime type, democracy, and authoritarianism. The course will expose students to different democratic and authoritarian regimes around the world and will examine how the design of political institutions ensures the survival and longevity of these regimes. The course also grapples with the question of how political regimes transition from authoritarianism to democracy and why they might backslide. Students will learn how to use the comparative method to analyze contemporary political systems in a research-based assignment.
Prerequisites
Level at least 1B
Offerings
Fall 2021 [1219]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 4096 | 40 / 84 | 11:00 - 12:20 | M | | Mariam Mufti |
Fall 2019 [1199]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 4326 | 30 / 84 | 14:30 - 15:50 | M,W | RCH 309 | Mariam Mufti |
Fall 2018 [1189]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 9441 | 1 / 1 | | | | |
Winter 2018 [1181]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 4140 | 28 / 84 | 14:30 - 15:50 | M,W | AL 124 | Mariam Mufti |
Winter 2017 [1171]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 8006 | 19 / 84 | 08:30 - 09:50 | T,Th | RCH 307 | Laszlo Sarkany |
Winter 2016 [1161]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 4476 | 31 / 90 | 14:30 - 15:50 | M,W | RCH 105 | John S Jaworsky |
| LEC 002 | 8729 | 1 / 1 | | | | |
Winter 2015 [1151]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 7905 | 54 / 90 | 10:00 - 11:20 | M,W | AL 208 | John S Jaworsky |
Fall 2013 [1139]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 7230 | 51 / 90 | 14:30 - 15:50 | M,W | AL 208 | John S Jaworsky |
| LEC 002 | 8188 | 1 / 1 | | | | |
Winter 2013 [1131]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 7414 | 67 / 90 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | AL 211 | John S Jaworsky |
Fall 2011 [1119]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 2887 | 82 / 90 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th | AL 208 | Kathryn Hochstetler |
Fall 2010 [1109]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 2980 | 45 / 90 | 14:30 - 15:50 | M,W | DWE 3522 | Shiu-Hing Lo |
Fall 2009 [1099]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 2781 | 57 / 100 | 14:30 - 15:50 | M,W | MC 1056 | Shiu-Hing Lo |
Fall 2008 [1089]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 1792 | 59 / 100 | 14:30 - 15:50 | M,W | MC 1056 | Shiu-Hing Lo |
Fall 2007 [1079]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 1650 | 80 / 89 | 14:30 - 15:50 | M,W | AL 105 | Shiu-Hing Lo |
Fall 2006 [1069]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 1646 | 81 / 89 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th | AL 105 | Shiu-Hing Lo |
Fall 2005 [1059]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 1716 | 75 / 90 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th,P,H,Y | | Shiu-Hing Lo |
Fall 2004 [1049]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 1770 | 71 / 90 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th,P,H,Y | | Shiu-Hing Lo |
Fall 2003 [1039]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 1908 | 80 / 90 | 15:30 - 16:50 | M,W,A,L | | Andrej Zaslove |
Winter 2003 [1031]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 5070 | 49 / 50 | 14:30 - 17:20 | M,R,C,H | | |
Fall 2002 [1029]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|
| LEC 001 | 4514 | 88 / 89 | 19:00 - 20:50 | T,A,L | | Nathan McCune |