POLB91H3 Lecture : lecture note 2

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Comparative politics is: a sub-field within the discipline of political science working at political institutions, domestic issues -what questions on within countries. Behavioralists: scholars that emphasize statistical analysis and universal theories by examining a large numbers of cases or by using complex mathematics (quantitative) Interpretivists: that emphasize an in depth analysis of politics within a few cases, paying attention to specific countries context (qualitative. Area studies: the detail examination of politics within a specific geographical setting not necessarily involving comparison. Some polticial science says this is not real because you need to be able to have a general idea. We are becoming more generalist: a method or approach to the study of politics-how to design the case studies. Most similar systems design: the study of differences across similarities. Select 2 ore more countries that are similar in most respects except for the phenomenon being investigated. Countries that are neighbours (similar e. g. ecvador, bolivia, peru)

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