POL 204 - Comparative Politics

Institution:

Community College of Allegheny County

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

This course provides theoretical and empirical tools to help students understand government and politics of a variety of nations around the world. Students explore established democracies, developing democracies and non-democracies through country case studies from Americas, Africa, Middle-East, Europe and Asia. The course aims to illustrate how political systems differ, discuss why they differ and explore the consequences of such variation in the context of global political and economic changes. The comparative aspect of the course involves searching for similarities and differences among different countries in order to formulate generalizations about politics

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ccac.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 323-2323

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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