Literature
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[*]Clark, William Roberts; Golder, Matt; & Golder, Sona N. Golder (2024): Foundations of comparative politics (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks/California, London: Sage, CQ Press.
[*]Ganghof, Steffen (2025): Demokratische Regierungssysteme: Eine vergleichende Perspektive. Bielefeld: transcript.
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Official Course Description
The bachelor's course introduces students to comparative political science and complements Prof. Stecker's lecture by supplementing, expanding, and deepening the content of the lecture. Topics covered in the course include:
· Why are some countries democratic and remain so, but others are not?
· What types of democratic and non-democratic regimes can be distinguished?
· Are we currently experiencing a wave of "autocratization"?
· To what extent do economic and cultural factors determine political systems?
· How do party systems emerge and change?
· Which influence do electoral systems have on politics?
· How does the institutional design of political systems affect political processes and policies?
In this course, you will acquire the concepts and tools to address these issues scientifically on the basis of related research literature. Successful participation requires writing an essay and preparing a class session.
Online Offerings
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- Lecturer: Jörg Kemmerzell