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Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction |
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2) |
What is comparative politics? |
Arend Lijphardt, “Comparative politics and comparative method,” The American Political Science Review, Vol. 65, No. 3 (September 1971), pp. 682-693.
David Collier, “The comparative method” in Political Science: The state of the discipline II, edited by A.W. Finifter, Washington, D.C.: American Political Science Association.
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3) |
Thinking about Power |
John Gaventa, Power and Powerlessness. Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley (University of Illinois Press, 1982), 3-32.
Jeffrey C. Isaac, “Beyond the Three Faces of Power: A Realist Critique,” Polity, Vol. 20, No.1 (Autumn 1987), pp.4-31.
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4) |
State building |
Thomas Ertman, Birth of the Leviathan : Building States and Regimes in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 1997) |
5) |
Democracy and Social Classes |
Barrington Moore, Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World (Beacon Press, 1993) |
6) |
States and Revolutions |
Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China (Cambridge University Press, 1979) |
7) |
Regimes and Performance |
Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Crown Business, 2012) |
8) |
Nationalism |
Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Verso, 2006) |
9) |
Political Culture |
Robert D. Putnam, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy (Princeton, 1994) |
10) |
Social Movements |
Sidney Tarrow, Power in Movement (Cambridge, 2011) |
11) |
Institutions and Interests |
Albert O. Hirschman, Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States (Harvard, 1970) |
12) |
Institutions and Political Development |
Samuel P. Huntington, Political Order in Changing Societies (Yale, 2006) |
13) |
Political Violence |
Stathis Kalyvas, The Logic of Violence in Civil War |
14) |
Overview and general assessment of the course |
Acedemic Articles and related books |
Course Notes: |
Thomas Ertman, Birth of the Leviathan : Building States and Regimes in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 1997)
Barrington Moore, Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World (Beacon Press, 1993)
Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China (Cambridge University Press, 1979)
Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Crown Business, 2012)
Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Verso, 2006)
Robert D. Putnam, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy (Princeton, 1994)
Sidney Tarrow, Power in Movement (Cambridge, 2011)
Albert O. Hirschman, Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States (Harvard, 1970)
Samuel P. Huntington, Political Order in Changing Societies (Yale, 2006)
Stathis Kalyvas, The Logic of Violence in Civil War (Cambridge, 2006) |
References: |
Arend Lijphardt, “Comparative politics and comparative method,” The American Political Science Review, Vol. 65, No. 3 (September 1971), pp. 682-693
David Collier, “The comparative method” in Political Science: The state of the discipline II, edited by A.W. Finifter, Washington, D.C.: American Political Science Association
John Gaventa, Power and Powerlessness. Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley (University of Illinois Press, 1982), 3-32
Jeffrey C. Isaac, “Beyond the Three Faces of Power: A Realist Critique,” Polity, Vol. 20, No.1 (Autumn 1987), pp.4-31 |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Have the social, scientific and ethical values under any circumstances with related to the field of Political Science and International Relations in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination stage also information to develop and deepen the level of expertise.
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5 |
2) |
Students can critically evaluate the political developments, strategies and practical outcomes on the international political arena, based on theoretical knowledge. |
4 |
3) |
Have the knowledge of the nation state to the present day about geographical, institutional, structural, conceptual and theoretical development of the international relations; the political, economic and juridical foundation of the state. Evaluated to be critical a variety of security issues, strategies, and practical consequences in the international arena. |
5 |
4) |
Possess the ability to recognize problems and create original solutions through independent and critical thinking, as well as the ability to develop theoretical concepts.
In addition, a knowledge of recent advances within one's field and in related areas, an understanding of relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within one's research field.
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4 |
5) |
Through completion of advanced course work and rigorous skills training, the doctoral program prepares students to make original contributions to the knowledge of Political Science and to interpret and present the results of such research. |
5 |
6) |
Distinguish among and apply the distinct levels of analysis and the leading schools of thought in political science and international relations to understand and explain international political phenomena |
4 |
7) |
Distinguish among leading schools of thought in comparative politics and apply and critically discuss these approaches in understanding and explaining domestic political phenomena |
5 |