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BA Political Science § 5 (1) 7.b Comparative Politics - Introductory Level

Students acquire the ability to name different analytical approaches of political science comparison and to present and explain selected concepts of comparative government. Moreover, they are able to analyse and evaluate institutional structures and the functionality of the different structures of democratic governmental systems.

The students can name different analytical approaches to political science comparison and present and explain selected concepts of comparative government theory. They are also able to analyze and evaluate the institutional structures and the functioning of different structures of democratic government systems.

Seminar

Written assignments, student presentations, and final paper. 

Tsebelis, G. (2002). Veto players: How political institutions work. New York: Russell Sage Foundation and Princeton University Press.

Dahl, R. A. and Stinebrickner, B. (2003). Modern political analysis. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Lijphart, A. (2012). Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms & Performance in Thirty-six Countries, Second Edition. New Haven: Yale University Press.

successful completion of the module according to § 5 Para 1 No 1