Defining It All.

Comparative politics transcends merely evaluating governing bodies. It provides various manners and methods in which cultures, civilizations and countries can be compared and contrasted. It is fundamentally based on asking questions, creating hypothesizes, to understand the effectiveness of institutions, ideologies and policies.

Ideally it creates a focus in which individuals become politically interested in. Why are crime rates lower in some countries than in others? How essential is removing religion from government? The most convincing aspect of comparative politics is that there is never one answer. It can be evaluated from countless angles, providing innumerable solutions.

Comparative politics connects economies to religion, and race to exports. It makes connections that many would not see at first glance. The chances of the findings being provocative are generally high, which is good. It either convinces an audience of the answer, or inspires them to do their own research. Comparative politics calls for engagement, interaction, investigate. Essentially it creates an awareness.

It does not provide a right and wrong approach, so long as theories are supported with evidence. It is based on judgments, and backed with proof. It applies to the local, regional, and global communities.  It relies on surveys and statistics. It can incorporate the interests of the investigator so long as they are appropriately applied.

All in all comparative politics is a tool and a resource to further awareness and knowledge about the global community. It is a vehicle for conversation and communication. A method of global application.