Comparative Approach

Question 1

Major Questions in Comparative Politics (4)

Answer 1

Why democratic, why rich, why do different govs have different forms of gov, why do countries have different policies, why do some social revolutions succeed, why do countries go to war, why are some countries subject to terrorism?

Question 2

Features of Good Concepts (9)

Answer 2

Clear, coherent, consistent, useful

Question 3

Conceptualization (10)

Answer 3

The deliberate process to create and select social-scientific concepts

Question 4

Operationalization (11)

Answer 4

The process through which we make a concept measurable

Question 5

Empirical Evidence (12)

Answer 5

Facts from the real world that can be seen and used to support a hypothesis

Question 6

Facts and Evidence (12)

Answer 6

evidence has levels of analysis where observations are made to see how processes operate

Question 7

Comparative Method (14)

Answer 7

Arguments about cause through the comparison of cases

Question 8

Variables and Comparison (14)

Answer 8

variable is an element of factor that is likely to change or vary case to case. independent is the cause, while dependent is the effect or consequence

Question 9

Most-Similar-Systems Design (16)

Answer 9

research design where cases with the most similarities in factors, but vary in distinct outcomes (ex: Ghana and Togo)

Question 10

Most-Different-Systems Design (18)

Answer 10

research design where factors are different but outcomes are similar (ex: France and China social revolutions)

Question 11

Comparative Checking (19)

Answer 11

testing conclusions from set of comparison with additional cases or evidence

Question 12

Within-Case Comparison (20)

Answer 12

comparative analysis of variation that takes place over time or in distinct parts of a single case