2. Comparative Government Review and Preview Dr Chris Longman

3. Semester 1 - Review n Basic concepts n Anglo-American democracy n What is Comparative Government? n Communist systems n Islamic systems n Political systems in transition

4. Semester 2 - Preview European Issues StatesFranceSpainGermanyItaly Territorial politics sub-state issues European Union General Issues Federalism Elections, parties and electoral systems The media Civil society

5. Review What is Comparative Government? n Classify n How? n What do we compare? n Models n Is comparative government obsolete?

6. Review Basic Concepts and Key Terms n politics n power n government and governance n legitimacy and authority n Weber’s classification n nation and nationalism n state and sovereignty

7. Review Anglo-American Democracy n A ‘special relationship’? n Differences n Similarities

8. Review Communist Systems n variety, not a uniform system n analyse historical development n or, regional / country differences n The Party n USSR n China

9. Review Islamic Systems n variety, not a unified concept n World distribution n Islam and identity n Islamism n Are there typical Islamic institutions?

10. Review Political Systems in Transition n Democratisation in the world n 3 waves? n Explaining transition n typologies of transition n Central and Eastern Europe n Arab democratic transitions

11. Second Semester - Preview Lectures n The French system(T) n Other systems of govt. in W. Europe n Federalism(T) n Territorial politics n The EU n Elections and political parties(T) n The media n Civil society

12. Preview The French System n History - 4th to 5th Republic n Constitution and type of state n executive and legislature n dual executive n weak parliament? n parties and elections n political culture and democracy

13. Preview Other Systems of Government in Western Europe n Political systems in W. Europe n Spain and Germany n historical developments n constitutions and types of states n types of government n parties and elections n political culture and democracy

14. Preview Territorial Politics n Regions in contemporary Europe n The New Regionalism n Minority nationalism and stateless nations n Regions and the European Union

15. Preview The European Union n What is it? n History and development n Institutions n Power sharing n Problems n The future

16. Preview The Other Lectures n Federalism (Prof Michael Rush) n Elections, parties and electoral systems (Dr Malcolm Shaw) n The media n Civil society