Ambiguity and confidence
One of the reasons I believe in the importance of studying comparative politics is that it offers tremendous lessons in dealing with ambiguity. For students accustomed to dealing with answers that are either right or wrong, the discipline of comparative politics (and things like Constitutional law) repeatedly demands consideration of "It depends."Fabrizio Gilardi, writing in the blog PoliSciZurich, posted a link to Zach Weiner's cartoon offering his opinion on the connection between knowledge and confidence in one's own opinions. I think it illustrates why the more you learn about political systems, the more you have account for "It depends."
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posted by Ken Wedding @ 9:36 AM
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