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Сравнительная политика (Comparative Politics) (Coursera)

Offered by Higher School of Economics - HSE University,

Курс дает студентам двойную выгоду. Они учатся ЧТО и КАК сравнивать. Они изучают важнейшие институты, режимы и практики. Они осваивают целый ряд способов анализа от всеохватных до казусно ориентированных сравнений.

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Студенты осваивают надежные методы и достоверные научные технологии сравнения на основе тренировочных сравнений разнообразных государств и демократий мира. Они учатся сравнивать различные виды власти и способы ее распределения в современных политиях или фактическое разделение властей.
Студенты сравнивают различные способы представительства людей или корпуса граждан – осуществляется ли оно главами государств или законодателями. Студенты изучают, как выборы и партии могут помочь или помешать демократическому представительству в различных случаях. Наконец они учатся сравнивать «ускользающие» предметы изучения, например, преобразования, кризисы и конфликты различных видов.

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