Topics for essays

  1. Comparative analysis of models of political systems by D. Easton and G. Almond.
  2. The theory of the “welfare state”.
  3. The origins of totalitarianism (according to the works of H. Arendt and N. Berdyaev).
  4. Authoritarianism in the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America: nature and development.
  5. The concept of direct and representative democracy: a comparative analysis.
  6. Modern concepts of democracy. The theory of polyarchy by R. Dahl.
  7. Proportional and majority electoral systems “pluses” and “minuses”.
  8. Comparative analysis of the elites’ understanding: V. Pareto,
    G. Mosca, R. Michels.
  9. Political portraits of modern Kazakhstani leaders.
  10. Comparative analysis of political cultures: East-West.
  11. Comparative analysis of political participation in the Western and Eastern countries.
  12. Comparative analysis of international experience in solving national problems in multi-ethnic countries (Belgium, the USA, Switzerland).
  13. Conflict as a factor of social stability (on the example of the conflict theory of R. Darendorf).
  14. American and European geopolitical schools: a comparative analysis.
  15. Comparative characteristics of politicians.
  16. Comparative politics and its methods.
  17. Comparative analysis of the presidential and parliamentary forms of government.
  18. The political elite of Kazakhstan (retrospective comparative analysis).
  19. Electoral systems (comparative analysis).
  20. The emergence and evolution of comparative politics.
  21. Typology in comparative analysis.
  22. The presidency institute: a corporative approach.
  23. A case study in a comparative analysis.
  24. Correlation of concepts: comparative method, comparative methodology, comparative study technique.
  25. “Colour” revolutions in the modern world (Tunisia, Egypt) – an accident or pattern?
  26. The place of comparative politics in political science.
  27. G. Almond’s contribution to the development of the methodology of comparative politics.
  28. “Collision of Civilisations” by S. Huntington as a comparative-civilizational study.
  29. The comparative-civilizational level of studying politics. “The Great Chessboard” by Z. Brzezinski.