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Polity
69 topics across 6 chapters
Chapter 1
Foundations: what a polity is
1
Core definitions: state, government, nation, regime
2
Sovereignty, authority & territoriality
3
Citizenship & political membership
4
Political ideologies that shape polities
5 subtopics
5
Liberalism & constitutionalism
6
Conservatism & traditionalism
7
Socialism, Marxism & social democracy
8
Nationalism: civic vs ethnic
9
Feminism & critical theories (race, postcolonial, etc.)
10
Power, coercion & the monopoly of violence
11
State formation & consolidation
3 subtopics
12
War-making, taxation & extraction
13
Administrative consolidation & bureaucracy origins
14
Nation-building, boundary making & territorial integration
Chapter 2
Political institutions & constitutional design
15
Constitutions & rule of law
3 subtopics
16
Constitutional design: rights, checks & separation of powers
17
Judicial review & constitutional courts
18
Rule of law vs rule by law; legal pluralism & access to justice
19
Executive–legislative relations (presidential/parliamentary)
20
Courts & judicial politics
21
Bureaucracy & civil service
22
Electoral systems & representation
23
Federalism, decentralization & local governance
24
Parties & party systems
Chapter 3
Political behavior, legitimacy & participation
25
Political culture & socialization
26
Voting, turnout & electoral behavior
27
Collective action, protests & social movements
↗ Electoral systems & representation (see Chapter 2)
↗ Parties & party systems (see Chapter 2)
28
Media, misinformation & public opinion
29
Legitimacy, consent & political compliance
Chapter 4
Comparative polities: regimes, state formation & change
30
Regime types & typologies
3 subtopics
31
Democratic models: liberal, majoritarian, consociational
32
Hybrid regimes & competitive authoritarianism
33
Totalitarian, military & personalist rule
34
Democratization & democratic backsliding
35
Authoritarian durability & transitions
↗ State formation & consolidation (see Chapter 1)
36
Colonialism & postcolonial state-building
37
Nationalism & identity politics
3 subtopics
↗ Nationalism: civic vs ethnic (see Chapter 1)
38
Ethnic parties, clientelism & power-sharing institutions
39
Identity-based conflict, secession & self-determination
40
International influences on domestic politics (war, trade, diffusion)
Chapter 5
Political economy, policy & governance outcomes
41
Markets, redistribution & welfare states
42
Interest groups, lobbying & corporatism
43
Public policy process
3 subtopics
44
Agenda setting & problem framing
45
Policy instruments, implementation & street-level bureaucracy
46
Policy evaluation, feedback & learning
47
Corruption, patronage & accountability
48
Developmental states & industrial policy
49
State capacity & governance measurement
3 subtopics
50
Dimensions of state capacity (extractive, coercive, administrative)
51
Governance indicators (e.g., WGI, CPI, V-Dem): what they measure
52
Measurement pitfalls: validity, bias, comparability & uncertainty
53
Inequality, conflict & social policy
Chapter 6
Methods for studying polities
54
Comparative method & case selection (most-similar/most-different)
55
Data sources & data management (surveys, elections, admin data)
↗ State capacity & governance measurement (see Chapter 5)
56
Causal inference basics for political analysis
3 subtopics
57
Correlation vs causation: confounding, selection & identification
58
Experiments & quasi-experiments (DiD, RDD, IV): when to use what
59
Regression basics & interpretation (effects, uncertainty, robustness)
60
Qualitative methods: interviews, ethnography & process tracing
61
Formal theory basics (collective action, bargaining, voting)
62
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