Unit 1 (Introduction and Comparative Concepts)
Unit 2 (Country Studies: Great Britain, China, Nigeria, Iran, Russia and Mexico)
Unit 3 (International Governmental and Nongovernmental Organizations)
Unit 4 (Comparison with the US Government and Politics)
Text: Introduction to Comparative Politics by Kesselman, Krieger and Joseph
Week of March 30-April 14, 2009
Reading assignments: All handouts (please read AND annotate each handout) and chapter on China. The next country assignment will be Mexico. The last country assignment is Nigeria. Handouts will be given out before spring break. By Monday, April 13 the chapter on Mexico must have been read.
Try to get ahead in the text reading.
The reading from the text AND handouts (and the Economist) are VITAL.
Please check your email as I might send links to stories I want you to read or listen to.
Major AP Multiple Choice Exam is on Thursday, 2 April. Two of the questions on the exam are:
1. Which of the following social groups is most likely to engage in protest in China?
A.Middle-class entrepreneurs
B.Urban intellectuals
C.Farmers in rural areas
D.Workers in special economic zones
E.Members of the PLA
You need to be WELL prepared for the exam.