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Topic	Name	Description
	Course Syllabus
	Course Terms of Use

Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

Course Terms of Use

Unit 1: Social Science and Comparative Politics

1.1: Social Science Basics

1.2: Comparative Methodology

Unit 1 Assessments

Unit 2: The Nation-State

2.1: The State

2.2: The Modern State System

2.3: Non-Democratic State Forms

Unit 2 Assessments

Unit 3: Democratic States and Democratization

3.1: Defining Democracy and the Characteristics of Democracy

3.2: Democratization

Unit 3 Assessments

Unit 4: Comparing Political Structures and Institutions

4.1: Comparing Constitutions and Government Systems

4.2: How to Design Multi-level Government

4.3: Bureaucracy

4.4: Trends in Governance: Public Sector and Privatization

Unit 4 Assessments

Unit 5: Political Behavior

5.1: Political Behavior and Political Culture

5.2: Civil Society

5.3: The Media

5.4: Voting System Factors

Unit 5 Assessment

Unit 6: Comparing Ideology, Policy, and Decision-Making

6.1: Contemporary Mainstream Political Ideologies

6.2: The Public Policy Cycle

6.3: Politics beyond the Policy Process

Unit 6 Assessment

Unit 7: Comparative Case Studies

7.1: Africa

7.2: Latin America

7.3: Asia

7.4: The Middle East and the Islamic World

Unit 7 Assessment

Study Guide

Course Feedback Survey

Certificate Final Exam

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