Comparative Political Analysis
NEU
Course Content
1. Comparative Politics in Political Science 1.1. Analytical Traditions in Political Science 1.2. Foundations of the Comparative Approach
2. Comparative Policy Research Methods 2.1. Case Study 2.2. Statistical Method 2.3. Comparative Method
3. Research Design in Comparative Policy 3.1. Selection of method(s) and research instruments 3.2. Selection of cases and possible biases 3.3. Definition of hypotheses, concepts and indicators 3.4. Definition of dependent variables and independent variables 3.5. Spatial-temporal delimitation
4. Operationalization of research in Comparative Politics 4.1. Sources and data in Comparative Policy 4.2. Measurement of results 4.3. General theoretical conclusions
Bibliography:
Peters, Guy B. (1998). Comparative Politics. Theory and Methods. New York: New York University Press
Boix, Carles, & Stokes, Susan C. (eds.) (2007). The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Porta, Donatella della, & Keating, Michael (eds.) (2008). Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences. A Pluralist Perspective, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Landman, Todd (2003). Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics. An Introduction. London: Routledge.