PS 475 Comparative Political Parties and Elections

Parties and elections are crucial elements of governance in countries around the world. But while these institutions are omnipresent, there are differences in the power and behavior of political parties as well as in the function and outcome of legislative electoral systems. In this course, we examine those differences with a focus on representation, party survival, and electoral behavior, and perform in-depth case studies of elections in such countries as Germany, Russia, Japan, and Brazil.