Republic of the PhilippinesCARLOS HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE

Talisay City, Negros Occidental

COURSE OUTLINE

SS 108 – COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

I. Introduction to Comparative Politicsa. Comparative Politics as subfield of Political Scienceb. Importance of the study of Comparative Politicsc. Methods of comparing and contrasting

II. Review of Fundamentals

a. Political Systemsb. State c. Government

III. Democracy - bedrock of modern typologya. Democracy as a tool in Comparing and Contrastingb. Characteristics of Democracyc. Democratization

IV. Established or matured democracya. United States of Americab. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandc. Republic of Franced. Federal Republic of Germany

V. Transitional democracya. Japanb. Russian Federationc. Singapore

VI. Non-democratic statesa. People’s Republic of Chinab. Democratic People’s Republic of Koreac. Republic of Cuba

VII. Issues and Trends in Comparative Politicsa. Democratization of Burmab. ASEAN 2015 Integrationc. Ukraine – European or Russian?

Prepared by:

Mr. Ralph Romeo B. BasconesInstructor