COMPARATIVE POLITICS-II

Course Description

The course furthers the introduction to the methodology and scope of European comparative politics; emphasizing their political culture as well as their institutional structures. General overviews of Western liberal democracies supplemented by new detailed analyses of some national policies will be briefly studied in the Comparative Politics II. Disagreements between totalitarian and authoritarian countries and democracies are the main topics of the course.Lecture topics include; basic terminology, classification of regimes, presidential versus parliamentary systems, mechanisms for popular consent/input in decision-making, the structures and outcomes of the policy processes, political attitudes and interactions. In addition to these, students will be able to make comparative analysis within the different political cultures, governing mechanisms and regimes in the World.

COMPARATIVE POLITICS-II

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Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1. Wallensteen, Peter (2007) Understanding Conflict Resolution. Sage.
2. 02 2. Fisher, R. and Ury, W., 1981. Fisher R. Getting to Yes: negotiating agreement without giving in.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 By the end of the term, the students are expected to (1) develop ability to understand and explain major concepts in comparative politics;
2. L02 (2) To explain the basic elements of democratic and authoritarian systems; and
3. L03 (3) develop extensive knowledge on executives, bureaucracies, sub-national governments, political culture, political participation, elections and voting.

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1: Engaged in insightful thinking leading to self-learning and lifelong learning.
2. P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to work independently through specific learned techniques generated via individual efforts and study.
3. P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills to understand social, economic and legal issues both within national, international and global contexts and apply theoretical knowledge of economics to practice.
4. P04 PO4: Adopted the ability to critically evaluate, analyze and interpret information gathered through the use of related statistical software programs to suggest creative solutions for economic problems and make relevant economic decisions.
5. P05 PO5: Been aware of gathering and analyzing data through the application of appropriate technological tools in an ethical and safe manner in order to generate economic decisions and policy suggestions.
6. P06 PO6: Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills essential for team-working and collaborations for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
7. P07 PO7: Endowed with both oral and written communication skills within the economic field to effectively study and work in an international environment
8. P08 PO8: Been able to transfer theoretical knowledge to real life economic environment: to generate policies for microeconomic and macroeconomic problems faced by individuals, firms and governments at national, international and global context.
9. P09 PO9: Developed an ability to apply economic analysis to everyday problems in real world through the development of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities at work and in personal life.

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