POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Comparative Politics
1 Apr 2016
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The authoritative allocation of values for a society. The process by which groups make collective decisions . Addressing important empirical questions about political life within political systems. Distinct from political theory which deals with normative theoretical questions (what ought to be) Explaining political phenomenon, such as ethnic conflict, political violence, social movements, regime types, elections, etc. learning about individual cases + explanatory theory building. Comparing across countries, regions, time periods to reveal similarities and differences. Qualitative comparisons eg. how does having a written constitution influence politics (uk vs canada) Quantitative, statistical analysis eg. is voting behaviour influenced by gender (comparing a sample of male and female votes)
