The course proceeds country by country, but the questions the course addresses encourage cross-national comparisons. The bases for such comparisons will become clearer and firmer as the semester progresses. We examine Britain first and then Italy. Our classes on Italy will feature frequent British-Italian comparisons. In late October, we turn to the Soviet Union.
China is the last country studied.
This feature of the course facilitates cross-national comparisons of politics. The last week of the course ties together themes already treated for all four countries in order to reach general conclusions about the study of comparative government. Class Activities and Course Structure. The success of this class depends on the active participation of students enrolled in it. Questions structure learning.