Бакалавриат
2026/2027
Сравнительная политика
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Где читается:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
3-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
56
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed to introduce the students to Comparative Politics. Comparative analysis of political institutions and how they function in different settings will help the students understand what determines the differences in political outcomes which Political Science in general and Comparative Politics in particular are trying to explain. During the course, the students will learn the necessary concepts, acquaint themselves with classic readings and learn to compare different forms of government and their consequences.
Learning Objectives
- The primary goal of the course is to acquaint the students with Comparative Politics.
- The students should learn some basic theoretical and practical problems in the area of Comparative Politics.
- The students should learn to identify differences and similarities and how they relate to outcomes.
- The students should learn to compare different forms of government.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students are familiar with the concepts of legitimacy and constitutionalism and how they relate to political culture.
- Students are able to explain the concept of federalism and how it differs from local government.
- Students are able to explain how presidential systems differ from parliamentary ones.
- Students are able to analyze whether the EU is a federation or not.
- Students are able to show the advantages and drawbacks of specific electoral systems.
Course Contents
- #3 Constitutions and judicial power
- #4 Individual rights
- Presidential and parliamentary systems
- # 6 Presidential and parliamentary systems (advantages and disadvantages)
- # 7 Party systems
- Electoral systems
- # 9 Representation
- # 11 Federal and unitary states
- # 12 Bureaucracy
- # 13 Clientelism
- Bureaucracy and the democratic state
- Levels of government
Assessment Elements
- Class participationStudents’ class participation is graded on the basis of students' participation in seminar discussions. Class participation refers to discussion performance rather than mere attendance. All students are expected to attend seminars and participate by listening attentively, contributing to discussions and participating in in-class group projects. Students’ statements and answers to questions must contain well formulated arguments that clearly show their position. To do this, students must demonstrate a quality preparation for the seminar: do their homework, read the assigned literature and be ready to perform a critical evaluation of it.
- In-class essay 2The duration of the in-class essay is three hours, during which a student is expected to write three essays answering questions related to the course material. The assignment will be evaluated according to the completeness and correctness of the answers provided.
- Oral examAt the exam, a student will receive a set of three questions related to the course material. After a ten-minute preparation, a student is expected to orally answer those questions. The exam instructor may ask follow-up questions if necessary.
- Structured DebateStructured Debate is a group project where students debate a specific position related to the course material.
- In-class essay 1The duration of the in-class essay is three hours, during which a student is expected to write three essays answering questions related to the course material. The assignment will be evaluated according to the completeness and correctness of the answers provided.
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 2nd module0.25 * Class participation + 0.1 * In-class essay 2 + 0.1 * Structured Debate + 0.1 * In-class essay 1 + 0.45 * Oral exam
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Embedded autonomy : states and industrial transformation, Evans, P., 1995
- Political atlas of the modern world : an experiment in multidimensional statistical analysis of the political systems of modern states, Melville, A., 2010
- Political science : a global perspective, Morlino, L., 2017
- The civic culture : political attitudes and democracy in five nations, Almond, G. A., 1989
- The fundamentals of political science research, Kellstedt, P. M., 2013
- The fundamentals of political science research, Kellstedt, P. M., 2018
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Considerations on representative government, Mill, J. S., 1991
- Political Science. Vol.54, N.1, , 2002
- Political Science. Vol.54, N.2, , 2002