17.588 | Fall 2013 | Graduate

Field Seminar in Comparative Politics

Questions for Class Discussion

The table below features the questions discussed during this seminar.

WEEK # SESSION TOPICS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1 Introduction Week 1 Discussion Questions (PDF)
2 Social structure, classes, and political regimes Week 2 Discussion Questions (PDF)
3 The role of culture in democracy and economic growth Week 3 Discussion Questions (PDF)
4 Constitutional choices and governmental performance Week 4 Discussion Questions (PDF)
5 Leadership Week 5 Discussion Questions (PDF)
6 The state and state formation Week 6 Discussion Questions (PDF)
7 Modernization and development Week 7 Discussion Questions (PDF)
8 Political institutions and economic growth Week 8 Discussion Questions (PDF)
9 Nationalism Week 9 Discussion Questions (PDF)
10 Parties, party systems, and electoral behavior Week 10 Discussion Questions (PDF)
11 Clientelism and patronage politics Week 11 Discussion Questions (PDF)
12 Corruption and monitoring government Week 12 Discussion Questions (PDF)
13 Emergence and persistence of popular self-government in Athens Week 13 Discussion Questions (PDF)

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