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2Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 2: States and the Rise of the Modern State
3Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 5: Political Violence
4Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 6: Democratic Regimes
5Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 7: Developed Democracies
6Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 8: Nondemocratic Regimes
7Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 9: Communism & Post Communism
8Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 3: Nations and Society
9Topic: Domestic v. International Causes of Regime Change
10Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 4: Political Economy
11Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 10: Developing Countries
12Reading assignment and topic: Chapter 11: Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics
13Topic: Assessing Nations' Levels of Development
14Topic: Iran & the West Analysis
15Topic: Comparative Analysis-Research of a Case Study Country
16Final Exam
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