| Date |
Topic |
Readings |
| Aug 21 |
Introduction and Road Map
The Comparative Method and Comparative Politics |
Hauss: Chapter 1 |
| Aug 28 |
Video/ Written Assignment 1 |
AE: Selection 17 |
| Sep 4 |
Holiday
|
| Sep 11 |
Definitions and Context
|
Hauss: pp. 36-41; 230-236; 328-336
On-line: Selection
1
AE: Selections 25 and 50 |
| Sep 18 |
Formative Factors: Concepts
and Western Democracies
|
Hauss: pp. 19-24 (US); 41-46 (concepts);
61-70 (GB);133-145 (GER) |
| Sep 22 |
Formative Factors: Confucianism, Communism,
and Colonization
|
Hauss: pp. 190-205 (JPN); 236-242 and
255-275 (RUS);and pp. 336-338 and on-line
(NIG) |
| Sep 25 |
Political Culture: Ties and Cleavages
|
Hauss: pp. 24-25 (US); 70-72 (GB);
and 338-342 and on-line
(NIG) |
| Oct 2 |
Political Culture: Germany,
Japan and Russia |
Hauss: pp. 145-147 (GER); 205-207 (JPN);
and 275-276 (RUS) |
| Oct 9 |
Holiday
|
| Oct 16 |
Political Institutions: Constitutions,
Interest Groups and Parties
|
Hauss: pp. 46-52 (concepts); 25-26
(US); 72-82 (GB); 147-154 (GER); 208-214 (JPN) and 342-345 (concepts) |
| Oct 23 |
Political Institutions: Parties and Electoral
Systems
|
Hauss: pp. 242-244 and 276-280 (RUS)
and on-line (NIG)
AE: Selection 19 |
| Oct 30 |
Political Institutions: Legislative,
Executive,
and Judicial Arrangements
Assignment 2 Due |
Hauss: pp. 52-54 (concepts); 27-30
(US); 82-86 (GB); 154-158 (GER); 214-219 (JPN); 281-285 (RUS); and on-line
(NIG)
AE: Selections 26 and 28 |
| Nov 6 |
The Bureaucracy
and Public Policy |
Hauss: pp. 54-56 (concepts); 30-33
(US); 86-90 (GB); 158-160 (GER); 219-223 (JPN) |
| Nov 13 |
Comparative Public Policy: Taxation
Assignment 3 Due |
On-line: Selection
2 |
| Nov 20 |
Political Development and Political Economy |
Hauss: pp. 244-253 and 345-353 (concepts);
285-287 (RUS) and online
(NIG)
On-line: Selection 3 |
| Nov 27 |
Political Economy and Globalization |
Hauss: Chapter 17
AE: Selection 54 |
| Dec 4 |
Globalization/Review |
On-line: Selection
4
AE: Selections 52 and 53 |
| Dec 11 |
Final (7:00 - 10:00 PM)
|
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