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Comparative Politics
Spring 2012
Poli 2.01, TTh, 12:30pm-2:20pm, L28
This
is the main page for Bob Stockwell's Poli 2, Comparative Politics. Below find the syllabus, current
announcements ("What's Going On Now"), research paper details, lectures, and other important links.
Comparative Politics syllabus spring 2012
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs): Knowledge,
skills/abilities, and attitudes you will be able to demonstrate/perform
as a result of successfully completing this class:
(1) compare and contrast how political decisions are shaped by institutions and processes in various political systems
(2) compare and assess the impact of political decisions on individuals and groups in various political systems
(3) appraise how participation in the political process varies across political systems
What's Going On Now (week 7):
On Tuesday, we'll turn to chapters 4, 5, and 6, and begin review for the midterm. On Thursday, we'll share out our responses to the midterm review questions, and wrap up the discussion of chapters 5 and 6.
The midterm is scheduled for Tuesday, 5/28. See the midterm review sheet below for details.
Reading assignment: read and review chapters 1-6 for the midterm.
Writing assignment: Draft responses to the possible essay questions for the midterm.
Past assigments
-- A description of Human Development in your country. See the Research Paper link for details. Due Tuesday, 5/15.
-- list of citations (5 articles and 5 books; two in hand)
-- chronology of major developments in your case over the last several decades
Research Paper
Comparative Politics Group Research Paper
Research paper evaluation worksheet
Research Groups -- spring 2012
Argentina -- Ruben, David, Hanmo, Manuela, Daniel
Burma -- Luis, Trevor, Ben, Joann, Shreya
Cuba -- Rebecca, Morgan, Mikey, Eduardo
Eritrea -- Samya, Jonathan, Chang, Ashley, Evan S.
Ethiopia -- Theodros, Cyta, Orit, Nadine
Iran -- Navid, Atoosa, Shirin, Jong, Sameer
Ivory Coast -- Andia, Alexander, Amy, Karuna, Karen
North Korea -- Nelson, Kevin, Vincent, Evan
Singapore -- Glen, Hsueh, Pauline, Nielsen, Tiffany
Human Development
http://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev/
http://undp.edgeboss.net/wmedia/undp/hdro/hd/peoplefirst/stream/people_first_high.wvx
http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index
http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
Human development report 2011 -- http://hdr.undp.org/en/
Human development -- spring 2012
Argentina -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/ARG.html
Burma -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/MMR.html
Cuba -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/CUB.html
Eritrea -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/ERI.html
Ethiopia -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/ETH.html
Iran -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/IRN.html
Ivory Coast -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/CIV.html
North Korea -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/PRK.html
Singapore -- http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/SGP.html
Overview of our cases in terms of political institutions, economic growth, and human development (courtesy of Iran group) -- Institutions growth development
Lectures
Chapter 1: Good Societies
good societies brief
Chapter 2: Political Institutions
political institutions brief
Executives -- presidential and parliamentarian systems
Electoral forms: plurality vs. proportional representation
Democracy: preconditions, transitions, stability --
The Causes of Democracy: http://cddrl.stanford.edu/publications/what_causes_democracy/
Literature review: democracy and ethnic conflict: chapter 1
Chapter 3: States, Markets, and the Good Society
States and markets brief
Neoliberalism
Problems with Neoliberalism
Chapter 4: Rich Democracies
Rich democracies brief
Chapter 5: Regimes in Rich Democracies
Regimes rich democracies brief
Chapter 6: Case Studies
case studies brief case studies brief spring 2011
Chapter 7 LDCs extended spring 2010
LDCs brief spring 2010
Recommended for the developing countries discussion:
National Geographic documentary based on Jared Diamond's, Guns, Germs, and Steel, available online at: http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/guns-germs-and-steel/ (thank you Marci). The three-part series is also available on google video at: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4008293090480628280#
Notions of development
Chapter 8: Regimes in Less Developed Countries
regimes LDCs brief
Chapter 9: Case Studies Less Developed Countries
case studies LDCs brief
Chapter 10: Russia and China
russia and china brief
Exam Reviews
Comparative Politics midterm review
Comparative Politics final review
Library resources
http://www.deanza.edu/library/
http://www.deanza.edu/library/researchdata.html
http://www.deanza.edu/library/articledata.html
Academic Support Services on Campus
General -- http://www.deanza.edu/academicsupport/
Tutorial and Academic Skills Center -- http://www/deanza.edu/tutorial/
Adjunct Skills program -- http://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess/tutorial/academicskillscenter/adjunctstudyskills.html
Skills workshops -- http://deanza.edu/studentsuccess/tutorial/academicskillscenter/skillsworkshopschedule.html
Writing and Reading Center -- http://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess/writing-reading-center/
Financial Aid -- http://www.deanza.edu/financialaid/
Scholarships -- http://www.deanza.edu/financialaid/oases/
Career Center -- http://www.deanza.edu/careercenter/services.htm
Other links
Freedom House -- http://freedomhouse.org/
Amnesty International -- http://www.amnestyusa.org/
Library of Congress Country Studies -- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
United Nations Human Development Report -- http://hdr.undp.org/en/
United Nations -- http://www.un.org
State Department Human Rights Reports -- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
State Department background notes -- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
CIA World Factbook -- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
World Bank -- http://www.worldbank.com
The politics of states by wiki -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_present-day_nations_and_states
Political economy -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_economy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_political_economy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics
http://www.answers.com/topic/political-economy
Political Resources on the Net -- http://www.politicalresources.net
Elections Around the World -- http://www.electionworld.org
Inter-Parliamentary Union -- http://www.ipu.org
British Broadcasting Company -- http://news.bbc.co.uk
European Union -- http://europa.eu.int
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