Introduction(s), syllabus overview, expectations, key concepts. Key terms in the study of politics – ‘legitimacy’, ‘power’, ‘authority’, ‘government’, ‘state’ and ‘democracy’.

Comparison between ancient and modern states and their dynamics with subjects and citizens; sovereignty, political communities and organizations.

Comparative overview of the organization and exercise and division of political power across different regime types

Examination of media and interest group intermediaries between citizens and those who are in power.

Media presentations due.

Causes and consequences of state fragility and collapse, and their historical contextualization.

Causes and consequences of civil unrest and rebellion, and the relationship between organized political action and change.

Relationships between political systems and economic structures, markets, taxes.

Contemporary challenges in political life, both at domestic and international levels

Contemporary challenges in political life, both at domestic and international levels