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| Dates | Reading | PSC 302 Comparative Government: Topic
Note: readings at circulation desk on library reserve are in ring binders marked "Dr Lewis: PSC Readings". |
Speakers |
| Week 1
26, [28] Aug (APSA conf.) |
Hauss 6/e, 2009 [notes, 2003 edn] |
Approaches to Comparative Politics
[Lecture]
1: "Seeking New Lands, Seeing with New Eyes." (outline, 2003) 2: "What is Democracy?" [3: "Industrialized Democracies." (outline, 2003)] 11 [12]: "Third World & Challenge of Underdevelopmt'." (outline, 2003) Students' online resources for Hauss (flashcards, glossary, quizzes) NEW Crossword puzzle from concepts in Hauss (2009) NEW Dr. Lewis will be away at a conference, 26-29 Aug. in week 1. Readings remain testable. |
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| Week 2
2, 4 Sep |
Magstadt (Library) Lecture |
Issues of Comparison
Comparative Politics & Regional Perspective World Bank Maps, illustrating diversity of regimes and economies. |
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(M
Labor Day)
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Library Reserve:
Magstadt & Schotten Magstadt & Schotten |
Types of State:from
Understanding
Politics.
2: Utopias: Model States 3: Totalitarian States: Failed Utopias (outline needed) 4: Authoritarian States: Traditional Rule |
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| Week 3
9, 11 Sep |
Crepaz and
Steiner 1 Steiner 2 Steiner 3 Steiner 4 videos |
Institutions
Becoming Modern in Europe and AmericaNEW Political Parties Parliamentary Election Systems Cabinet Formation & Heads of State House of Commons: Prime Minister's Question Time. |
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Maegan |
| Week 4
16, 18 Sep |
Steiner
5
Steiner 6 Steiner 8 |
National
Courts & European Court of Justice
Federalism & Referendum | LecturesNEW State and Economic Interest Groups |
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| Curtis v.2
video excerpts |
Marx,
Lenin, Trotsky.-- 2008 Test covers to here -- NEW Elizabeth R; The Windsors: A Royal Family |
Cole
Todd Heath |
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| Week 5
23, 25 Sep |
Crepaz and
Steiner 7 Steiner 9 Steiner 10 Steiner 11 Stallworth lecture |
Movements & Processes
New Social Movements. Policy Outcomes. The End of the Cold War Transitions to Democracy. Jan Crawford Greenburg, "Supreme [Court] Conflict", Tues. 23 Sep., 7:30pm, Chapel and in PSC 311, 12:30pm in FL 203 -- NEW |
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| T Week 6
30 Sep, 2 Oct Th 2 Oct |
Steiner
12
Steiner 13 Test |
Nationalism
&
Ethnic Movements
Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Societies cumulative essay test. [Scores] |
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recommend |
State Dept '04 briefs
on nation building in Iraq (examples, '04):
29 Sep 04 weekly [PPT]; Fact sheet (summary). [PPT] |
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| Week 7
7, 9 Oct |
Documentary Steiner, 4e 13 web Steiner, 4e 14 Steiner, 4e 15 web |
Supra-National
Institutions
New Europeans. [Slides] History & Institutions of European Union. [Notes of 4e] Europa.EU: timeline of key developments Policies of European Union. [Notes of 4e] What New Order for Europe? [Notes of 4e] Globalizationand European Democracies, in 6/e Notes on Larry Siedentop, Democracy in Europe. |
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| Week 8
14, 16 Oct |
Hauss
Documentary |
7: The EUROPEAN UNION
INTRODUCTION: Triumph of Democracy? [Notes of Wilson, Part I p.1-5] A NEW EUROPE? [Notes of Wilson, Part VI] New Europeans. [Slides] |
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| Week 9
21, 23 Oct |
Hauss web Lecture Lecture documentary TV coverage |
Advanced Nation States
[developing states treated in PSC 371]
GREAT BRITAIN
[Notes of Wilson, Part II, UK]
Evolution of Democracy in Britain from mediaeval times Nelson's Victory at Cape Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 [WikiP] David Frost, John Major interview. House of Commons Question Time: Thatcher, Major, Blair & Brown |
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| Week 10
28, 30 Oct |
Lecture
Curtis v.1 web web audiotape /CD Guest Speaker, '04 |
Modern British Poltics: Postwar consensus,
Thatcherism and post Thatcherism
James I on the divine right of kings. Economist, profile of UK: History, political structures, political forces CIA World Factbook: UK Churchill's Wartime speeches. Middle Eastern Governments |
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Chanley |
| Week 11
4, 6 Nov |
Hauss
web web documentary |
5: FRANCE
[Notes of Wilson, Part III]
Economist, profile of France: History, political structures, political forces CIA World Factbook: France De Gaulle: A Vision of France. |
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| Curtis v.2
" " " " |
Rousseau,
Paine, Burke. |
Rick
Maegan Cole |
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| Week 12
11, 13 Nov |
Hauss
web web Lectures Lectures |
6: GERMANY
[Notes of Wilson, Part IV]
Economist, profile of Germany: History, political structures, political forces CIA World Factbook: Germany Travel Lectures: German History, Society, Economy & Politics NEW Travel seminar agenda NEW |
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| Curtis v.1
" " Curtis v.2 " " |
Luther,
Calvin. Nietzsche, Hitler. |
Shane
Cole Todd Rick |
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| Week 13
18, 20 Nov |
Lecture:
web web [No Hauss] Curtis v.1 |
ITALY (& Mediterranean
government) [Lecture] NEW
[Notes
of Wilson, Part V]
Economist, profile of Italy: History, political structures, political forces CIA World Factbook: Italy Lecture: Democracies' Challenges in the 21st Century Machiavelli |
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- - - Heath |
| Th week 13 | Paper Due: 10-15 pages, proper organization & citations | ||
| Thanksgiving: | No classes all week | ||
| Week 15
2, 4 Dec |
Castle & Sainsbury
(Reserve) web web web Hauss |
"Scandinavia:
the
Politics of Stability" article
[Student notes]
History, political structures, political forces: Economist, profiles of Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Finland CIA World Factbook: Sweden; Norway; Denmark; Finland Danger & Opportunity [Notes of Wilson, Part VII] |
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| Capstone Days | Senior Capstone research presentations, ['04] ['05] ['06] ['07] ['08]: | ||
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8-12 Dec
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FINAL EXAM. | Comprehensive, Mon. 8 Dec: at 2:30pm |
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