Comparative Politics

Part 1. Comparative Politics: An Overview. Chapter 1. Comparative Politics: What is it? Why Study It? Chapter 2. Major Topics of Comparative Politics. Chapter 3. Critical Thinking about Politics The Logic of Political Science. Chapter 4. Critical thinking About Politics Hypothesis Testing. Chapter 5. Power. Chapter 6. The State and Its Institutions. Chapter 7. Nation-States, Nationalism and Supranationalism. Chapter 8. Democracy: What is it? Chapter 9. Democracy: How does it work? State Institution - Electoral Systems. Chapter 10. Conditions for Democracy and Democratization. Chapter 11. People and Politics: Voters, Parties, Interest Groups, Dissidence, Revolution. Chapter 12. Political Culture and Political Psychology. Chapter 13. Ideology. Chapter 14. Political Economy Lassiez-Faire: Central Planning, Mixed Economies, Welfare States. Chapter 15. Developing Countries. Part 2. Comparative Politics: Case Studies. Chapter 16. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Chapter 17. France. Chapter 18. Germany. Chapter 19. Japan. Chapter 20. Israel. Chapter 21. Russia. Chapter 22. China. Chapter 23. Mexico and Brazil. Chapter 24. Nigeria and South Africa.