Course List

This seminar will introduce students to classic as well as contemporary research on comparative institutions and behavior. We focus on democratic political institutions and the behaviors of citizens that they induce. In terms of institutions, we examine political parties and party systems, election rules, and parliamentary and presidential governments. We then study mass behavior (types of voting and voter turnout), and the representative relationship between voters and governments. The course highlights multiple methodological approaches used in the field.

This seminar will introduce students to classic as well as contemporary research on comparative institutions and behavior. We focus on democratic political institutions and the behaviors of citizens that they induce. In terms of institutions, we examine political parties and party systems, election rules, and parliamentary and presidential governments. We then study mass behavior (types of voting and voter turnout), and the representative relationship between voters and governments. The course highlights multiple methodological approaches used in the field.

This seminar will introduce students to classic as well as contemporary research on comparative institutions and behavior. We focus on democratic political institutions and the behaviors of citizens that they induce. In terms of institutions, we examine political parties and party systems, election rules, and parliamentary and presidential governments. We then study mass behavior (types of voting and voter turnout), and the representative relationship between voters and governments. The course highlights multiple methodological approaches used in the field.