Comparative Government and Politics

Part 1 Studying politics: political concepts; the comparative approach. Part 2 The nation state - evolution and revolution: the nation state in three worlds; revolution, ideology and political change; the nation state in one world. Part 3 The social context of politics: political culture; political participation; elections and voters; interest groups; political parties. Part 4 The structures of government: the constitutional framework; assemblies; the political executive; the bureaucracy; the military and the police. Part 5 Policies and performance: the policy process. Appendix: information sources for politics students.