Introduction to Comparative Politics

Spring 2009, SFSU, Prof. Nicole Watts

Essential Class Materials 

• Syllabus

• Exam #1 Review Sheet
• Exam #2 review guide
• Exam #3 review guide (preliminary)
• Research Paper Assignment #1 instructions
• Research Paper Assignment #2 instructions
• Final Research Paper Instructions
• Chicago Manual of Style reference guide (social sciences format)
• APSA citation (reference) style: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPSA.html
• List of countries for map quiz
• Outline maps from Arizona Geographic Alliance (Click on 'maps' tab at the right of their home page; then scroll down)
• On-Line Interactive Map Quiz
• How to read a Political Science Text (tips)

Lecture Notes

• Intro to CP

• Pitfalls and Precautions

• Concepts in CP: States and authority

• Afghanistan case study: Overview

• Nationalism Intro

• Nationalism and Its Varieties

• Intro to Democracy and Democratic variations

• French democracy (by Brian)

• Democratization

• Authoritarianism Overview

Extra Credit Opportunities

Extra Credit Instructions: To receive extra credit for attendance at a particular event, please write a half a page response to the event that includes the following: a) at least one point or argument made by the speaker (or one of the speakers), b) at least one thing you learned from the talk that you did not know before, and c) an evaluation of the speaker’s main points.

You will receive 1-2 extra credit points PER event.

Links to other useful Web sites

• Using the Internet for Research: Guidelines ("The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly")
• Another useful source on doing Internet research
• BBC World Service (News)
• Back to Nicole's home page