Comparative Politics

T407016 // Autumn 2026 // Université de Genève

Instructor
Dr. Jihye Park
Class
Thursdays 16:15 to 18:00, Uni Mail M2160
Complement
Tuesdays 16:15 to 18:00, Uni Mail M2170
Office hours
Thursdays 14:30 to 16:00, M4328
Email
Jihye.Park@unige.ch
Syllabus PDF

Sessions

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  1. 17Sep · Thu Week 01 Introduction. What comparison is for. Slides ▸
  2. 24Sep · Thu Week 02 States and state capacity.
  3. 01Oct · Thu Week 03 Regimes and how we measure them. Quiz 1 Room Uni Mail M R030
  4. 06Oct · Tue Week 04 Democratization and democratic erosion. Room Uni Mail M2170
  5. 08Oct · Thu Week 04 Democratization and democratic erosion. Moved to Tue 6 Oct
  6. 15Oct · Thu Week 05 Executive design. Presidents and parliaments. Quiz 2
  7. 22Oct · Thu Week 06 Electoral systems.
  8. 27Oct · Tue Complement Concepts, measurement and validity.
  9. 29Oct · Thu Week 07 Parties and representation. Quiz 3 Room Uni Dufour U300
  10. 05Nov · Thu Week 08 Voters, populism and backlash.
  11. 12Nov · Thu Week 09 Interest groups and who gets the policy they want. Quiz 4
  12. 17Nov · Tue Complement Hypotheses and how they are evaluated.
  13. 19Nov · Thu Week 10 Welfare states and redistribution.
  14. 26Nov · Thu Week 11 Institutions and development. Quiz 5
  15. 01Dec · Tue Complement Reading regression tables.
  16. 03Dec · Thu Week 12 Conflict and contention.
  17. 10Dec · Thu Week 13 Globalization, compensation and domestic politics. Quiz 6
  18. 15Dec · Tue Complement Exam review.
  19. 17Dec · Thu Week 14 Final exam. Written, in class, cumulative.