SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentInternational Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, First Year International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, Second Year International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, Third Year
Course NameTheories and Methods of Comparative Politics
InstructorCHIEN YI-CHUN
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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週次



Week



課程主題



Topic



課程內容與指定閱讀



Content and Reading Assignment



教學活動與作業



Teaching Activities and Homework



學習投入時間Student workload expectation



課堂講授In-class Hours



課程前後



Outside- of-class



Hours



1



Introduction



(see the course attachments)



 



3



 



2



Comparative Politics: Field and Method



(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



3



Institutionalism



(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



4



Political Modernization



(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



5



National Day Holiday



NO CLASS



 



 



 



6


Political Culture

(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



7


Developmental State

(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



8



Midterm Review



 



Seminar Discussion



3



5



9



Democratization



(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



10



Authoritarianism/


Hybrid Regimes

(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



11



Nationalism



(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion;



3



5



12


Social Movements

(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



13


Revolution

(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



14



Welfare State



(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



15



Gender Politics



(see the course attachments)



Seminar Discussion



3



5



16


Final Review

 



Seminar Discussion



3



5



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

All students are required to write two essay responses to a question that is given to students one week in advance of the due date. The essays are to be no more than 10 pages of double-spaced text. No outside sources or references are required. The instructor is interested in your own ideas, thoughts and reactions. No late papers will be accepted without a physician’s note. Papers will be worth 50% of the final grade (25% each).



 



Essay Responses 50%



Class Participation 50%



 



 


Textbook & Reference

See the course attachments.


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