At the end of the course students will have – Gained knowledge on substantive topics in the field of comparative politics and conflict studies; be able to define key concepts and understand how ...

What factors explain why civil war emerges in some weak states but not in others? These are the kinds of questions that Comparative Politics seeks to answer and this class will introduce central ...

By bringing these pieces together, the volume highlights the methodological and theoretical foundations of this approach and illustrates the general contributions it has made to comparative politics.