To make students have a basic understanding of comparative political analysis,
To make students learn the classification of political systems from a comparative politics framework.
To make students learn the classification of governments and the political behavior of institutions and the changes in the nature of the nation-state
a) Parliamentary and Presidential: UK and USA
b) Federal and Unitary: Canada and China
From state-centric security to human-centric security and the changing nature of nation-state in the context of globalization.