What is democracy? What is authoritarianism? How do countries create political institutions, like voting, party systems, and representation? In PS 101, we will investigate regime types (from democratic to autocratic) and political institutions, and see how all of these tie into characteristics like economic performance and political culture.
Clark, William Roberts, Matt Golder, and Sona Nadenichek Golder. 2018. Principles of Comparative Politics, third edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press
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