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INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
B.A POLITICAL SCIENCE IV SEMESTER CORE COURSE

(2011 Admission)

UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O., MALAPPURAM, KERALA, INDIA - 673 635

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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
STUDY MATERIAL B.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (2011 Admission onwards) IV SEMESTER
CORE COURSE

INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS

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Sri. C.M. James, Assistant Professor Department of Political Science St. Mary’s College Sulthan Bathery Dr. G. Sadanandan (Co-ordinator) Associate Professor and Head, PG Department of Political Science, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. Computer Cell, SDE

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Introduction to Comparative Politics

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CONTENT
MODULE I NATURE AND SCOPE OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS DISTINCTION BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN COMPARATIVE POLITICS. CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTIONALISM A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON THE FEATURES OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF U.K.,U.S.A, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND AND CHINA EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY OF U.K, U.S.A AND FRANCE COMPARE FEDERAL AND UNITARY SYSTEMSU.S.A., INDIA AND SWITZERLAND (FEDERAL SYSTEMS) - U.K., FRANCE AND CHINA (UNITARY SYSTEMS) 5 - 11

MODULE II MODULE III

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MODULE IV MODULE V

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Introduction to Comparative Politics

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MODULE I
NATURE AND SCOPE OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS – DISTINCTION BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN COMPARATIVE POLITICS.
INTRODUCTION:
Comparative politics has a long and very distinguished history dating back to the very origin of systematic political studies in ancient Greece and Rome. Even the most ancient people, compared their situations with those of other people’s with whom they came in contact. The Bible