[INTL 3300] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 16 pages long Study Guide!
6 Feb 2017
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Intl 3300 - lecture 1: the comparative method i. 5 ws: who, what, where, when, and why: why is the question we seek to answer in comparative politics. Job of a comparativist: develop theories about why, how, what are the causes, and whether. Characteristics of a good research question: specificity: the question should be specific, but still open-ended so it is open to numerous possible answers; also should address a certain time period. Why are some countries democratic and others not? would be better as why did. South korea become democratic while north korea became communist in the 1940s? . How did french defeat in world war ii lead to france"s decision not to support the iraq. War in 2003? is too leading to a biased argument and would be better as why did. France opt not to support the iraq war in 2003? : empirical: questions should be empirical rather than normative.
