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Classroom - Jan 31, 2023 at 12:59 PM
Classroom - Jan 31, 2023 at 12:59 PM
Introducing
Comparative Politics
Introducing Comparative Politics
• States have been primary actors for about five hundred years
– Individuals, international organizations, transnational corporations may play
crucial role
– Rulers of states conquer other states
– Legal codes of states allow business to operate
– States provide for citizens, regulate movement of people
– Policies of international organizations represent balance of power among states
• States have been affected by globalization
– Increasing overlap between international relations and comparative politics
• Two components
– State’s relationship to international arena
• Impact of domestic politics on ability to compete economically and politically with other
states
– State’s internal development
• Analyzes the importance of regime variations
• Similarities and contrasts in state formation and institutional design
• Critical junctures, political institutions and relationships