COMPARATIVE POLITICS (4 CREDITS)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: LO1 – define major approaches in understanding politics; LO2 – discuss the key concepts and issues in Comparative Politics; LO3 – compare political challenges facing countries in Asia; LO4 – analyze economic challenges facing countries in Asia.

Topics:

1. Introduction to Comparative Politics;
2. States;
3. Nations and Nationalism;
4. Political Economy;
5. Democratic Regime;
6. Non-Democratic Regime;
7. China: Authoritarianism with Chinese Characteristics;
8. China: Economic Reform;
9. South Korea: Political and Economic Development;
10. Japan: Political and Economic Development;
11. Development in Southeast Asia;
12. Developmental State;
13. Political Violence.