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reading 1 (ch. 1 and 2)
Government vs governance,
Power vs authority,
The benefits of comparative polit...
22
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reading 2 (chapter 3 and 5)
5 defining qualities of states,
States differ from one another in...,
Max weber definition state
32
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reading 4 (ch.6 + art.)
Authoritarian rule,
Hybrid vs authoritarian regimes,
Origins and evolution of authorit...
20
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class 1
Comparative politics,
Why comparison,
Comparative methods
16
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reading 3 (ch. 4 and 13)
Political culture,
Civic culture,
Elite political culture
27
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class 2
Modern state,
Non state polities,
Modern state key features
21
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reading 5
4 main electoral systems used in ...,
Functions role of elections,
3 major structural challenges wit...
20
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class 3 - non-democratic and hybrid regimes
Four reasons why it s important t...,
Definitional features non democra...,
Different types of non democratic...
21
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reading 7 - ch. 15
5 core roles of political parties,
Party identification partisan dea...,
Causes for party dealignment
19
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reading 8 - ch. 16
Civil society,
Interest groups definition,
Interest groups roles in demo reg...
20
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class 4 - political participation and culture
Political participation,
Interesting questions about polit...,
Modes of political participation
17
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class 5 - electoral systems
Why are electoral systems importa...,
Aims of electoral systems,
Majoritarian vs pr electoral systems
20
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class 6 - electoral behavior
Thesis prominent in the literature,
Theories of electoral behaviour,
Party identification theory
11
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chapter 9
Legislature,
Legislature vs congress vs parlia...,
Role legislatures in democratic r...
17
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chapter 7 - jurisdiction and courts
Constitution definition,
Elements of constitutions,
Codified vs uncodified constitutions
19
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chapter 11
Sub national government,
Role sub national governments in ...,
In what ways can sub national gov...
21
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chapter 8 - executives
Roles of executives in democratic...,
Executive,
Types of executives
19
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chapter 10 - bureaucracies
Bureaucracy public administration,
Roles of bureaucracies,
Red tape
23
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class 7 - political parties
Why study political parties,
Functions of political parties,
Forza italia
23
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class 8 - interest groups and social movements
Interest groups,
Functions of interest groups,
Corporatism
18
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class 9 - Q&A + revision party systems
Single transferable vote,
Alfred index of class
2
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lecture 9 - judiciary + federalism
Why attention to judiciary in polsci,
Constitutiondefinition,
Constitutional rule
18
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lecture 10 - parliaments
Importance studying parliaments,
Legislative bodies,
3 functions of parliament
17
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lecture 11 - legislative relations
Exucitive legislative conflicts,
Systems of government parliamenta...,
Separation of powers
13
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question list -> extra info
Legitimacy vs authority,
True falsein a totalitarian regim...,
Regime vs political system
3
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lecture 12 - modern bureaucracy
Modern bureaucracy definition,
Career based personnel recruited ...,
Promise of weberian bureaucracy
7
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