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    Comparative politics analyzes how political systems operate within and between countries. It focuses on comparing similarities and differences in areas like political structures, outcomes, and processes through methods like case studies, historical analysis, and surveys. Studying comparative politics allows us to understand patterns in how countries work, inform various groups about political systems, and debate issues that affect human well-being such as education, corruption, and policymaking. While traditionally viewed as a theoretical discipline, comparative politics is shifting to a more empirical approach that objectively analyzes real-world political data across space and time through various research methods.

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    CONTEXTUALISING

    COMPARATIVE
    POLITICS
    'NO RESPECTABLE DEPARTMENT OF
    POLITICAL SCIENCE WOULD BE
    WITHOUT SCHOLARS OF
    COMPARATIVE POLITICS'
    - PETER HALL

    AUTHOR
    Carla Alessandra Vargas Ordonez

    INTRODUCTION
    In today's world we are seeing a shift from Politics to Political Science.
    This discipline is merging to comply with more impirical questions like
    What happended? How did it happened? and Why did it happened?. This
    is when Comparative Politics comes in, as they take away the focus from
    subjectivity, and put it on objectivity and observation. This change is
    what will later allow us to analyse politics from a different perspective
    and give us a more clear view on how to understand the world.

    WHAT IS POLITICS? WHAT IS COMPARATIVE POLITICS? WHY SHOULD WE STUDY IT?


    For many, the word politics can hold a very broad When we talk about Comparative Politics, we can say it is There are three main reason as to why we should study
    definition. One simple way to put it is ' the decision mainly about how political systems operate in the world. Comparative Politics:
    making that affects a Political Community'. However, it There are three understandings to this subject: To understand how countries work: discover
    can also entailed the State, the people, political parties, Focus: single cases studies (mostly about countries). patterns and commonalities and analyze their
    ideologies, etc. More than its definition, the fact that this Methodology: design methods to analyze political data. evolvement so we can create a hyphotesis and test
    discipline can be studied in two different ways, both as a Analytical: combination of content and method our assumptions.
    theory and as a science, its what plays such an (comparative analysis of empirical data and observation) To inform the elite: meaning parties, politicians,
    important part when talking about Comparative Politics. However, the discipline mainly focuses on the internal campaigns on how to act to gain support or interact
    As politics as a science takes over, we get to see more dimensions of countries comparing both its similarities and with business organizations and labour unions.
    empirical methods trough which politics are explored, differences; for example: Structures, workings, outcomes, To inform the general public: through lectures,
    within and between countries. etc. articles, media. Debate whether this would be truly
    useful as opinions or they may be bias.

    WHAT DO WE COMPARE? HOW CAN WE STUDY COMPARATIVE POLITICS?


    Like the name itself mentions, Comparative Politics focuses mainly on one
    methodological approach 'The comparative method'. However, in reality, many
    Structures
    political scientist use a range of diverse methods just like other scientists
    and
    elsewhere in the field do.
    Institutions
    Amongst the most popular we can include:
    Time Space Experiments
    Comparative historical analysis
    Case studies
    Survey methodology
    POLITICAL Ethnography
    SYSTEMS It is also important to note how researchers choose what method they want to
    apply to their investigation. This falls predominantly into two categories:
    Ontological orientation
    Type of question or phenomenon of interest
    Ideas As we can see, Comparative Politics uses what we call a more Positivist approach.
    and Actors Focusing on quantitative data, they give specific and concrete results that can be
    Processes used to increase human well-being; things like: life expectancy, education,
    corruption, policy making, human rights, etc.

    CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Caramani, D, (2006), (Non)Comparative Politics in Britain, [Online], Accessed at: https://onlinelibrary-wiley-


    In conclusion, Comparative Politics is creating a noticeable shift on how we observe and com.ezproxy.herts.ac.uk/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-9256.2006.00248.x, (Sunday 24 October 2021)
    analyse the discipline. It is key to understand that rather than a theoretical discipline,
    Caramani, D, (2020), Comparative Politics, Fifth Edition, New York: Oxford University Press
    Comparative Politics, focuses on the way we study politics and how that can allows us to
    change our whole perspective on how we apply it to real life. For example, as it is talked Hall, P.A, (2004), ‘Beyond the Comparative Method’, APSA-Comparative Politics Newsletter 15(2), pp. 1–4.
    about previously, when we center on how politics can increase human well-being, rather
    than its mere definition, we are creating a more productive ambiance that cannot only
    benefit the state but also, the people.

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