Comparative Politics

Education facts

Code: 2SK128

This course will bring attention to; contemporary conflicts around the world, the political conditions governing post-communist states, what determines the impact of political mobilisation, and the role of international aid efforts in what we can call modernisation processes. We will thoroughly investigate the role of civil society and social movements in different regime types and political contexts, and we will try to understand why, sometimes, democracy and economic growth can be regarded as foes to each other rather than friends. We ask: to what extent are theories of modernisation useful for explaining and understanding democratic and economic development?

Entry requirements

90 credits in political science (A+B+C) or the equivalent and 30 credits in social sciences, or 90 credits in social and political studies (A+B+C) and 60 credits in political science (A+B). Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Comparative Politics

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 24 March 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %