Part I. Comparative political analysis
Week 1: Comparative politics and comparative research (1 and 2)
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Part II. The state and political development
Week 2: Political order and the state
Week 3: State-making: the United Kingdom in comparative perspective (1 and 2)
Week 4: Economic and political development, inequality, and exclusion (1 and 2)
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Part III. Political regimes
Week 5: Democracy, democratization, and democratic backsliding: Brazil and the United States in comparative perspective (1 and 2)
Week 6: Authoritarianism: China, Kazakhstan, and Russia in comparative perspective (1 and 2)
Week 7: Parts I-III review
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Part IV. Organization of the state
Week 8: Constitutions and constitutional design: India in comparative perspective
Week 9: Legislatures and electoral systems (1 and 2)
Week 10: Coalitions, coalition-building, and executives
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Part V. Collective action and collective identities
Week 11: Political parties, interest groups, and contentious politics (1 and 2)
Week 12: Identities, ideas, and ideologies: Nigeria in comparative perspective (1 and 2)
Week 13: Review