17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2006
This class first offers some basic analytical frameworks - culture, social structure, and institutions - that you can use to examine a wide range of political outcomes. We then use these frameworks to understand (1) the relationship between democracy and economic development and (2) the relative cen...
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| description | This class first offers some basic analytical frameworks - culture, social structure, and institutions - that you can use to examine a wide range of political outcomes. We then use these frameworks to understand (1) the relationship between democracy and economic development and (2) the relative centralization of political authority across countries. We will use theoretical arguments and a wide range of case studies to address several questions: Why are some countries democratic and others not? How does democracy affect economic development and political conflict? Why do some countries centralize power while others threaten to fall apart through secession and civil war? We will use examples from a wide range of countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. The lessons drawn from these countries will prepare you to analyze other countries of your own choosing in the paper assignments. At the end of the course, you should be able to analyze political events around the world, drawing on the theoretical explanations provided in the class. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/969502025-02-21T18:45:41Z 17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2006 Introduction to Comparative Politics Lawson, Chappell Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science democracy political institutions economic development political conflict ethnic conflict India Weimar Germany market-oriented reform Brazil corruption Mexico ethnic violence Iraq president division of power China gross domestic product GDP political science culture corruption Italy Putnam U. S. Constitution Lipset leadership Machiavelli democratization modernization This class first offers some basic analytical frameworks - culture, social structure, and institutions - that you can use to examine a wide range of political outcomes. We then use these frameworks to understand (1) the relationship between democracy and economic development and (2) the relative centralization of political authority across countries. We will use theoretical arguments and a wide range of case studies to address several questions: Why are some countries democratic and others not? How does democracy affect economic development and political conflict? Why do some countries centralize power while others threaten to fall apart through secession and civil war? We will use examples from a wide range of countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. The lessons drawn from these countries will prepare you to analyze other countries of your own choosing in the paper assignments. At the end of the course, you should be able to analyze political events around the world, drawing on the theoretical explanations provided in the class. 2006-12 Learning Object 17.50-Fall2006 local: 17.50 local: IMSCP-MD5-85ba2ca7c44898bda2d314751b19db6a http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96950 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2015. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. Usage Restrictions: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ text/html Fall 2006 |
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| topic | democracy political institutions economic development political conflict ethnic conflict India Weimar Germany market-oriented reform Brazil corruption Mexico ethnic violence Iraq president division of power China gross domestic product GDP political science culture corruption Italy Putnam U. S. Constitution Lipset leadership Machiavelli democratization modernization |
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