Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Monday, December 14, 2015

Another blog to recommend

Daniel Aaron Lazar and I started our blogs in 2006. He teaches at the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin.

Lazar's blog is worth looking at because, as you should suspect, his perspectives are different from mine. Look at his blog and the recent entries. I think you'll find ideas and resources that are valuable.

Note that he blogs about all the courses he teaches, not just Comparative Government and Politics.

Daniel Aaron Lazar

This is a forum to post articles and to share ideas about my historical and political interests. I hope to provide a valuable resource for my students and to contribute to the marketplace of ideas.

So much worse than Auschwitz

Nuremberg Trial Bore Witness to the Nazis’ Worst Crimes

Boko Haram Ranked Ahead of ISIS for Deadliest Terror Group

Lecture – The One China Myth: Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong

Iranians Reclaim Public Spaces and Liberties

Lecture: The Enlightenment: Constructing a New Paradigm of Man and Society

Election 2015 – Why The Conservatives Won

“Death to America,” Explained (by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei)

Another blog I've recommended before is Kevin James' blog from Albany High School in California. He started his a couple years after I started mine and we rely on many similar sources. But we don't choose the same contents. Check it out as well.

AHS Comparative Government

Commons Vote to Authorize Strikes against ISIS in Syria Reveals Division in Labour Party

Xi Does Not Take Kindly to Criticism

Neo-Imperialism with Chinese Characteristics

British Conservatives to Reduce Share of GDP Spent by Government

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

At Long Last, Buhari Appoints Cabinet to Lead Nigeria

Don't forget Ken Halla's blog about comparative gov pol and teaching. (Don't be misled by the title of the blog.)

US Government Teachers Blog

Nigeria Pain and Promise

Nigeria, a country of pain, promise and complexity

Can Nigeria’s booming economy lift its poorest people?

How a cancer of corruption steals Nigerian oil, weapons and lives

Gay Nigerians face beatings, harsh prison sentences, even death

The Way to Incorporate Technology in the Classroom

The GAO, Interest Groups and Gun Control

NY Regents DBQs

Flipping and Grouping to a Better Learning Enviornment

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The Comparative Government and Politics Review Checklist.

Two pages summarizing the course requirements to help you review and study for the final and for the big exam in May. . It contains a description of comparative methods, a list of commonly used theories, a list of vital concepts, thumbnail descriptions of the AP6, and a description of the AP exam format. $2.00. Order HERE.

Just The Facts! 2nd edition is a concise guide to concepts, terminology, and examples that will appear on May's exam.

Just The Facts! is available. Order HERE.

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