Theories of Comparative Politics

3 Credits.

This seminar is intended for two types of student: a) graduate students planning to take the comprehensive exam in comparative politics, either as a major or as a minor; and b) advanced undergraduates who want to get a good sense of what graduate training in political science is about. In addition to exploring central methodological debates and analytic approaches, the seminar reviews the literature on state-society relations, political and economic development, social movements, nationalism, revolutions, formal and informal political institutions, and regime durability vs. transition.