Controversy over different views of "methodology" and
"theory" is properly carried on in close and continuous relation
with substantive problems.... The character of these problems
limits and suggests the methods and conceptions that are used
and how they are used
In this part of the course we will demonstrates the value and rewards of comparative research. We will become familiar with major works in the fields of comparative politics, comparative political economy and comparative public policy.
Alexis de Tocqueville:Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution |
Barrington Moore:Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy |
Skocpol Theda:States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France,Russia, and China |
Martin Seymour Lipset:THE FIRST NEW NATION and AMERICAN EXPEPTIONALISM |
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