STARK STATE COLLEGE
GENERAL SYLLABUS
Course Name: Comparative Government and Politics
Course Number: PSC140
Textbook(s): O'Neil, P. H., Fields, K. J., & Share, D., Essentials of Comparative Politics with Cases (7th AP\circledR) W. W. Norton & Company 2021
Additional Materials: Additional materials are posted on the LMS.
The date of coverage and order of coverage may be modified based on the faculty member and events beyond the control of faculty members that interfere with class times and teaching.
| Week | Chapter/Topic/Lab |
|---|
| 1 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 1: What is Comparative Politics? |
| 2 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 2: States and the Rise of the Modern State |
| 3 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 5: Political Violence |
| 4 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 6: Democratic Regimes |
| 5 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 7: Developed Democracies |
| 6 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 8: Nondemocratic Regimes |
| 7 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 9: Communism & Post Communism |
| 8 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 3: Nations and Society |
| 9 | Topic: Domestic v. International Causes of Regime Change |
| 10 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 4: Political Economy |
| 11 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 10: Developing Countries |
| 12 | Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 11: Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics |
| 13 | Topic: Assessing Nations' Levels of Development |
| 14 | Topic: Iran & the West Analysis |
| 15 | Topic: Comparative Analysis-Research of a Case Study Country |
| 16 | Final Exam |
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