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AP Comparative Government and Politics

Comparative politics study other countries, citizens, and political units, and analyzes the similarities and differences between those groups. This textbook, Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics, has been edited for clarity. In addition, relevant images have been included. This version will be used for the AP Comparative Government and Politics course offered at Mizzou Academy.

Author
Nina Sprouse
Publisher
Mizzou Academy
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
Contents· 85 sections
  1. 01: Why Study Comparative Politics
  2. 1.01: What is Comparative Politics
  3. 1.02: Ways Comparativists Look at the World
  4. 1.03: Things that Comparativists Study and Say
  5. 1.04: References
  6. 1.05: Student Resources
  7. 02: Using Comparative Methods
  8. 2.01: The Scientific Method and Comparative Politics
  9. 2.02: Four Approaches to Research
  10. 2.03: Case Selection (Or How to Use Cases in Your Comparative Analysis)
  11. 2.04: References
  12. 2.05: Student Resources
  13. 03: States and Regimes
  14. 3.01: Introduction to States
  15. 3.02: The Modern State and Regime Types
  16. 3.03: Comparative Case Study - Botswana and Somalia
  17. 3.04: References
  18. 3.05: Student Resources
  19. 04: Democracies and Democratization
  20. 4.01: What is Democracy
  21. 4.02: Institutions within Democracy
  22. 4.03: Systems of Democracy
  23. 4.04: Democratic Consolidation
  24. 4.05: Comparative Case Study South Africa and Iraq
  25. 4.06: References
  26. 4.07: Student Resources
  27. 05: Non-Democracies and Democratic Backsliding
  28. 5.01: What are non-democracies
  29. 5.02: Strategies for staying in power
  30. 5.03: Varieties of non-democracy
  31. 5.04: Democratic backsliding
  32. 5.05: Case Study - Russias evolution over time
  33. 5.06: References
  34. 5.07: Student Resources
  35. 06: Political Identity - Culture Race and Ethnicity and Gender
  36. 6.01: Introduction to Political Identity
  37. 6.02: Culture
  38. 6.03: Race and Ethnicity
  39. 6.04: Gender
  40. 6.05: Comparative Case Study - Gender Gaps in India and Japan
  41. 6.06: References
  42. 6.07: Student Resources
  43. 07: Political Identity - Nationalism Religion Class
  44. 7.01: What is Political Identity
  45. 7.02: What is National Identity
  46. 7.03: What is Religious Identity
  47. 7.04: What is Class Identity
  48. 7.05: Comparative Case Study - Israel and Iran - The Intersection of Politics and Identity
  49. 7.06: References
  50. 7.07: Student Resources
  51. 08: Political Economy
  52. 8.01: What is Political Economy
  53. 8.02: Political Economic Systems
  54. 8.03: Comparative Case Study - Germany and China
  55. 8.04: References
  56. 8.05: Student Resources
  57. 09: Collective Action and Social Movements
  58. 9.01: What is collective action What are social movements
  59. 9.02: Frameworks for collective action
  60. 9.03: A framework for explaining social movements
  61. 9.04: Comparative Case Study - Workers movements in Poland and China
  62. 9.05: References
  63. 9.06: Student Resources
  64. 10: Comparative Public Opinion
  65. 10.01: What is Comparative Public Opinion
  66. 10.02: Political Socialization and Public Opinion
  67. 10.03: Measuring Public Opinion
  68. 10.04: Comparative Case Study - Barometers Around the World
  69. 10.05: References
  70. 10.06: Student Resources
  71. 11: Political Violence
  72. 11.01: What is Political Violence
  73. 11.02: State-sponsored political violence
  74. 11.03: Non-state political violence
  75. 11.04: How Does Political Violence End Post-Conflict Strategies
  76. 11.05: Comparative Case Study - Conflict Termination - Bangladesh and Turkey
  77. 11.06: References
  78. 11.07: Student Resources
  79. 12: Challenges and Questions in Comparative Politics
  80. 12.01: Challenges and Questions
  81. 12.02: Pressure From Above - Globalization
  82. 12.03: Pressure from Below - Fragmentation
  83. 12.04: Conclusion
  84. 12.05: References
  85. 12.06: Student Resources