Part I. Comparative political analysis
Class 1: Introduction to the course
Class 2: Introduction to comparative politics
Classes 3 & 4: Comparative research
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Part II. The state and political development
Class 5: Political order and the state
Class 6: State-making
Class 7: State-making in Britain
Classes 8 & 9: Development, inequality, and exclusion
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Part III. Political regimes
Class 11: Democracy and democratization; India in comparative perspective
Class 12: Democracy and democratic backsliding; the United States in comparative perspective
Class 13: Authoritarianism
Class 14: Authoritarianism; China and Russia in comparative perspective
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Part IV. Organization of the state
Class 15: Constitutions and constitutional design; Nigeria in comparative perspective
Class 16: Legislatures
Class 17: Electoral systems
Classes 18 & 19: Coalitions and coalition-building; executives
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Part V. Collective action
Class 20: Political parties and interest groups
Class 21: Contentious politics
Class 22: Review