Comparative Politics

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to different world regions and nation-states incomparison with one another and with the United States. The course will includean analysis/comparison of selected government and political institutions,individual and collective actors and processes in the contemporary world,emphasizing the interaction of political structures and processes in a variety ofpolitical settings. Historical and geographical factors will be examined todetermine their effects on the contemporary political, economic and socialpatterns that exist in different nation states and regions. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GESocial Sciences and SUNY-GE World History and Global Awareness.Prerequisite: RDG099, ESL012 or equivalent.