INTL 3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Inductive Reasoning, Falsifiability, Qualitative Research

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: International Affairs
• Course: INTL 3300
• Professor: Carolin Maney Purser

Document Summary

Comparative politics is the examination of similarities and differences in politics within countries around the world. (dickovick and eastwood) The study and comparison of domestic politics across countries. Relies on a comparative method to construct and test hypotheses. (patrick h. o"neil) Focus on explaining ( why questions on) various phenomena, not just description. The struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group. The pursuit of authority to make decisions that will affect the community as a whole. The group may be small subnational organization or a group of many countries (e. g. eu, Some of the more prominent research questions in comparative politics. Why do people have different attitudes towards their political systems. Intriguing questions with serious implication on policy decisions and results. Comparison a useful way to test assumptions and hypotheses, if used appropriately.