Comparative Politics (Bard, undergraduate)

Welcome to comparative politics. This course sets out to inform and engage students in the intellectual tradition of comparing nation states as a tool for understand the political, economic and social dynamics at play in a global context. Over the coming semester, we will explore key theories and analytical approaches in this field. Our studies will traverse such wide-ranging concepts as variations in democracy, systems of political economy, the role of gender, interest groups, civil society and the dynamics facing nation states in an interlinking global system.