Exploring Comparative Politics

Comparative politics = Activity of making public and authoritative decisions Lobbying = Important activity to acquire power of making decisions Comparative politics as an empirical discipline = Analyses past events to make predictions Comparative politics research methods = Use of data to compare, previously used case studies

Institutions = Shape beliefs of people Ethnicity = Can shape people's politics Leaders and elites = Important actors in comparative politics The mass = Majority population involved in comparative politics

Unit of observation/analysis = Related to internal factors: the government and the citizens Comparative politics = Activity to acquire power of making decisions and exercising this power Formal political institutions = Initially focused on in Western Europe and North America Cultural interest = Increasing in comparative politics instead of only elections and institutions

<p>Western Europe and North America = Regions where comparative politics initially focused on formal political institutions Data comparison = Modern method of comparative politics research Case studies = Previously used method in comparative politics research Empirical discipline = Analyzing past events to predict future ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Institutions = Can shape people's beliefs Ethnicity = Can shape political views and actions Lobbying = Process to acquire decision-making power Historical events = Used to predict future occurrences</p> Signup and view all the answers