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Comparative Government and Politics - Key Concepts
What is a concept,
What is political science,
What is social science
73
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Comparative Politics - Week 1 (Comparative Research Methods)
What does comparative politics de...,
What does comparative politics fo...,
What are the three focal points o...
30
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Comparative Government and Politics - Comparative Methods
What is the comparative method,
What is a methodology,
What is a unit of analysis
48
cards
Comparative Politics - Week 2 (Political Culture and Democracy)
What does the encyclopaedia brita...,
What does the international encyc...,
Who outlined the civic culture
27
cards
Comparative Government and Politics - Constitution and Courts
What is a constitution,
What is the rule of law,
What is a codified constitution
46
cards
Comparative Government and Politics - Elections
What are first order elections,
What are second order elections,
What is an electoral system
24
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Comparative Government and Politics - Theoretical Approaches
What is a theory,
What is behaviouralism,
What is th
3
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Comparative Government and Politics - The State
What is the state,
What is sovereignty,
What is a citizen
19
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Comparative Government and Politics - Democratic Rule
What is a democracy,
What is democratisation,
What is direct democracy
34
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Comparative Government and Politics - Authoritarian Rule
What is a hybrid regime,
What is an authoritarian regime,
What is despotism
20
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Comparative Government and Politics - Political Culture
What is political culture,
What is elite political culture,
What is identity politics
9
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Comparative Government and Politics - Executives
What is the executive,
What is a head of state,
What is a head of government
18
cards
Comparative Government and Politics - Legislatures
What is a legislature,
What is formalistic representation,
What is the first way of understa...
20
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Comparative Government and Politics - Sub-National Governments
What is a unitary system,
What is a federal system,
What is multi level governance
20
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Comparative Government and Politics - Political Parties
What is a political party,
What is a political cleavage,
What is a catch all party
20
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Comparative Government and Politics - Voters
What is social class,
What is party identification,
What is partisan dealignment
10
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Comparative Politics - Week 3 (Constitutions)
How does stone sweet describe a c...,
What is an absolutist constitution,
What are the features of an absol...
25
cards
Comparative Politics - Week 4 (Legislatures and Executives)
What is a legislature,
Who wrote the decline of legislat...,
When did lord bryce write the dec...
46
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Comparative Government and Politics - Interest Groups
What is an interest group,
What is a civil society,
What role do pressure groups serv...
15
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Comparative Politics - Week 5 (Federalism and Decentralisation)
What is federalism,
What is de jure federalism,
What are federations characterise...
25
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Comparative Politics - Week 6 (Political Parties)
What did edmund burke describe a ...,
What is an example of the elite o...,
What period was the mass party in
26
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Comparative Politics - Week 8 (Voting and Non-Voting)
What did karl marx say about poli...,
What did weber say about politica...,
What did daherndorf say about pol...
17
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Comparative Politics - Week 9 (The Far Right and Populism)
How did canovan describe populism,
Is populism historically right wing,
Here are contemporary examples of...
8
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Comparative Politics - Week 10 (Interest Groups and Social Movements)
What is an interest group,
What are examples of interest groups,
What is a social movement
6
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