Week 4: Overview

Week Four: Overview

China and India

Welcome to Week Four of Introduction to Comparative Politics!

We will finish theories of democratization during our live Monday lecture this week (if necessary).  Lecture will likely be short (you can watch the final pre-recorded lecture(s) in Week Three instead of attending live lecture if you wish to conserve time).

Wednesday lecture will be pre-recorded (no live lecture!) and will discuss regime change in two countries: India and China.   Reading is heavier this week, so plan ahead.  Listen to the lectures, download and study the slides, and attend section.  Quiz 2 drops this week.


Activities

Readings Videos Assignments
  • Varshney
  • Lawrence and Martin
  • Deng Xiaoping
  • Liu and Chen
  • Fallows
  • The Economist
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2: Mao and Deng
  • 4.3: The Chinese Political System
  • 4.4: The Chinese Anomaly
  • 4.5: The Indian Anomaly

Quiz 2

Midterm: next week (so study now)