POLI 203 POLITICAL SCIENCE 203 INTRODUCTION TO
COMPARATIVE POLITICS Concordia University winter 2024 solution
Description:
This course introduces students to the main concepts and methods of comparative
political analysis. Topics covered will include different types of governmental systems
and institutions, regime types, electoral systems and political parties, state-society
relations, political economy, nationalism, democratization, globalization, and other
types of political transformations. By examining several different countries, students
gain an understanding of the great diversity of political life and the many ways in which
politics affect citizens.
The midterm break is from February 25th to March 3rd.
Grading:
Attendance 5%
In class quizzes 10%
Mid-term examination (February 21) 20%
Term Paper (due March 21) 40%
Final exam 25%
Text: J. Tyler Dickovick and Jonathan Eastwood, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories,
Methods and Cases (Oxford University Press, 2019), Third edition. Hereafter called the
Text.
, ATTENDANCE
Five percent of your overall grade will be based on your attendance. You will have to
sign in at the start and the end of each class in order to get your attendance grade. No
other provisions will be provided. If you have to miss a class because of a documented
medical or family emergency, your attendance grade will be pro-rated.
IN-CLASS QUIZZES
There will be 11 in-class quizzes on the days specified in the syllabus. Each quiz is worth
1% of your final grade and each quiz will be based on the material covered in the
previous class. For example, quiz 1 will take place in class on January 17 and it will cover
the material that was assigned and discussed in class on January 10. The format of the
weekly quizzes will vary (multiple choice, short answer, identification etc). There will be
no individual supplemental quizzes provided under any circumstances. If you have to
miss a quiz because of a documented medical or family emergency, your grade will be
pro-rated. In order to calculate your total quiz grade, I will take into account your best
10 quizzes.
MID-TERM EXAMINATION
The mid-term exam will take place in class on February 21st. The mid-term results will
be returned to students on March 7th.
TERM PAPER TOPICS
1. Explain the role of political institutions in the victory of Mr. Donald Trump in the
2016 US presidential elections!
2. Explain the role of the electoral system in understanding the number of
political parties in Germany!
3. Explain the role of the state in understanding the economic boom of India over
the past couple of decades!
4. Explain the role that ideology and political institutions played in
understanding the Brexit vote in the 2016 referendum in the United
Kingdom!
5. Explain the role of political culture in understanding the economic
development of Japan following the Second World War!
6. Explain the role of political culture in the development of Russia’s political
COMPARATIVE POLITICS Concordia University winter 2024 solution
Description:
This course introduces students to the main concepts and methods of comparative
political analysis. Topics covered will include different types of governmental systems
and institutions, regime types, electoral systems and political parties, state-society
relations, political economy, nationalism, democratization, globalization, and other
types of political transformations. By examining several different countries, students
gain an understanding of the great diversity of political life and the many ways in which
politics affect citizens.
The midterm break is from February 25th to March 3rd.
Grading:
Attendance 5%
In class quizzes 10%
Mid-term examination (February 21) 20%
Term Paper (due March 21) 40%
Final exam 25%
Text: J. Tyler Dickovick and Jonathan Eastwood, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories,
Methods and Cases (Oxford University Press, 2019), Third edition. Hereafter called the
Text.
, ATTENDANCE
Five percent of your overall grade will be based on your attendance. You will have to
sign in at the start and the end of each class in order to get your attendance grade. No
other provisions will be provided. If you have to miss a class because of a documented
medical or family emergency, your attendance grade will be pro-rated.
IN-CLASS QUIZZES
There will be 11 in-class quizzes on the days specified in the syllabus. Each quiz is worth
1% of your final grade and each quiz will be based on the material covered in the
previous class. For example, quiz 1 will take place in class on January 17 and it will cover
the material that was assigned and discussed in class on January 10. The format of the
weekly quizzes will vary (multiple choice, short answer, identification etc). There will be
no individual supplemental quizzes provided under any circumstances. If you have to
miss a quiz because of a documented medical or family emergency, your grade will be
pro-rated. In order to calculate your total quiz grade, I will take into account your best
10 quizzes.
MID-TERM EXAMINATION
The mid-term exam will take place in class on February 21st. The mid-term results will
be returned to students on March 7th.
TERM PAPER TOPICS
1. Explain the role of political institutions in the victory of Mr. Donald Trump in the
2016 US presidential elections!
2. Explain the role of the electoral system in understanding the number of
political parties in Germany!
3. Explain the role of the state in understanding the economic boom of India over
the past couple of decades!
4. Explain the role that ideology and political institutions played in
understanding the Brexit vote in the 2016 referendum in the United
Kingdom!
5. Explain the role of political culture in understanding the economic
development of Japan following the Second World War!
6. Explain the role of political culture in the development of Russia’s political
