Comparative Government

(6 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

State Formation (Do nations create states - or vice versa?) Democratization (Is democratization an inevitable consequence of economic development?) Executives (Do models like Neustadt's Presidential power or the British Core Executive Model ignore the importance of charismatic leadership?) Legislatures (Do legislatures' internal processes determine their effectiveness?) Judiciaries (How has politics become judicialized in advanced democracies?) Party Systems (Do electoral systems or social cleavages determine party systems?)