經由比較政治的研究，從成功和失敗的發展經驗中學習國家發展。目前而言，有的學者從國家所面臨的危機著手，從正當性、國家的整合、權力分配、政治制度化、政治參與和認同作深入研究；有的學者針對國家的現況，從軍人政變、社會運動、革命、威權和集權統治著手，企圖瞭解其發生的原因和解決之道；有的學者從理論的建構著手，從系統、文化、階級、世界體系和依賴理論的研究，嘗試以全盤的解釋來瞭解國家問題的面面觀；有的學者從發展的標的中著手，以成長、安定、平均、民主、和自主為研究主體，從國家、社群、和個人等分析層次以檢討各種理論並提出發展的政策性建議。本課程除了簡介發展理論外，並就開發中國家政治發展的標的: 成長、平均、安定，和民主著手。本課程擬從理論與方法、重要的主題著手，讓學生熟習比較政治研究的理論與實務。

Learn about national development from successful and failed development experiences through the study of comparative politics. At present, some scholars start from the crisis faced by the country, and conduct in-depth research from legitimacy, national integration, power distribution, political institutionalization, political participation and identity; some scholars focus on the current situation of the country, starting from military coups, social movements, revolutions, authoritarianism and centralized rule, trying to understand the causes and solutions; some scholars start from theoretical construction. Starting from the study of system, culture, class, world system and dependence theory, some scholars try to understand all aspects of national issues with a comprehensive explanation; some scholars start from the goal of development, taking growth, stability, equality, democracy, and autonomy as the main body of research, and review various theories from the analysis levels of the country, community, and individual and put forward policy suggestions for development. In addition to introducing development theory, this course also starts with the goals of political development in developing countries: growth, equality, stability, and democracy. This course is intended to start with theories, methods, and important topics to familiarize students with the theory and practice of comparative political research.

比較政治的研究，依據性質與主題的不同，有兩種研究取向：一個是比較政府、一個是比較政治。比較政府是以區域或國家為對象，討論不同區域或不同國家的政治。比較政治則是依據主題，再從不同個案中建立中、高層次的理論。本課程的內容依據後者設計，探討比較政治中幾個重要的議題，他們可以分為：
1. 總體層次：政治系統論、國家理論、社會與經濟、現代化理論、依賴理論與發展型國家模式比較等。
2. 中層層次：比較憲政制度（總統制、議會制、半總統制等）、比較選舉制度等。
3. 個體層次：理性抉擇、政治行為（族群衝突、投票行為等）、政黨與政府組成、國會研究等。
本課程彙整以上幾個重要的主題，討論當代比較政治的重要議題，希望幫助同學對比較政治建立一個較為巨觀的視野。

The study of comparative politics has two research orientations depending on its nature and theme: one is comparative government and the other is comparative politics. Comparative government takes a region or a country as an object and discusses the politics of different regions or countries. Comparative politics is based on the theme and then establishes medium and high-level theories from different cases. The content of this course is designed based on the latter and explores several important issues in comparative politics. They can be divided into:
1. Overall level: political system theory, state theory, society and economy, modernization theory, dependence theory and comparison of developmental state models, etc.
2. Middle level: comparative constitutional systems (presidential system, parliamentary system, semi-presidential system, etc.), comparative electoral systems, etc.
3. Individual level: rational decision-making, political behavior (ethnic conflicts, voting behavior, etc.), political party and government formation, parliamentary research, etc.
This course brings together the above important topics and discusses important issues in contemporary comparative politics, hoping to help students establish a broader perspective on comparative politics.

吳玉山等著，政治學的回顧與前瞻，五南，民102年。
吳玉山著，權力在哪裡？從多個角度看半總統制，五南，民101年。
黃德福主譯，民主與民主化，韋伯，民八十七年。
陳鴻瑜，政治發展理論，(桂冠，民國八十一年二版) 。
龐建國，國家發展理論，巨流，民八十二年初版。
江炳倫等譯，變遷中的社會秩序，黎明，民國七十年初版。
黃裕美譯，文明衝突與世界秩序的重建，聯經，民國八十六年。
劉軍寧譯，第三波：二十世紀末的民主化浪潮，五南，民國八十三年。
呂亞力，民主與政治發展，五南，民七十七年四版。
呂亞力，政治發展，黎明，民國八十四年初版。
(其他書籍與論文隨堂另列)

Wu Yushan et al., Review and Prospect of Political Science, Wunan, 102 AD.
By Wu Yushan, Where does the power lie? Semi-presidentialism from multiple perspectives, Wunan, Republic of China 101.
Translated by Huang Defu, Democracy and Democracy, Weber, 1987.
Chen Hongyu, Political Development Theory, (Guiguan, 2nd edition, 1981).
Pang Jianguo, National Development Theory, Juliu, first published in 1982.
Translated by Jiang Binglun and others, The Changing Social Order, Dawn, first edition in the 1970s of the Republic of China.
Translated by Huang Yumei, The Clash of Civilizations and the Reconstruction of World Order, Lian Jing, 86 years of the Republic of China.
Translated by Liu Junning, The Third Wave: The Wave of Democracy at the End of the 20th Century, Wunan, 83 years of the Republic of China.
Lu Yali, Democracy and Political Development, Wunan, fourth edition in 1977.
Lu Yali, Political Development, Dawn, first published in 1984.
(Other books and papers are listed separately in the lecture)