本課程乃是政治系國際關係組二年級的必修課程。其內容主要在介紹當今主要國家的政府與政治體制，其中包括工業化民主國家英國、法國，德國、日本等；共產及後共產國家俄羅斯、中共等；以及開發中國家印度、墨西哥等。藉由比較這些國家的政府體制（行政、立法、司法、文官）與政治體制（政黨、利益團體）上的差異，以及實際政治（政治參與、政治引用、政府決策）運作上的不同，來說明影響政府體制及其實際政治運作的原因為何，以期學生具備相關的政治知識，分析判斷與公共服務的能力。本課程分上下學期教授，上學期將由比較政治的理論出發，討論比較政治的原因、方法、類型、層次等議題，另外，也兼及比較政治各項重要變項之介紹，如政府體制、選舉制度、政治文化等。下學期的課程將著重在比較政府的面向，包含美國、英國、德國、法國、台灣、中國等政府之教授。

This course is a compulsory course for the second-year international relations group in the Politics Department. Its content mainly introduces the government and political systems of major countries today, including industrialized democratic countries Britain, France, Germany, Japan, etc.; communist and post-communist countries Russia, the Communist Party, etc.; and developing Chinese countries India, Mexico, etc. By comparing the differences in government systems (administrative, legislative, judicial, civil servants) and political systems (political parties, interest groups) in these countries, as well as the differences in operations of actual politics (political participation, political citation, government decisions), we will explain the reasons for affecting the government system and its actual political operations, so as to hope that students can have relevant political knowledge and analyze and judge the ability to public services. This course is divided into full-length and second-year teaching. The first period will be based on the theory of comparative politics, discussing the reasons, methods, types, levels and other issues of comparative politics. In addition, it also provides introductions to various important changes in comparative politics, such as government system, selection system, political culture, etc. The courses in the next period will focus on comparing the government's orientation, including professors from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Taiwan, China and other governments.

本課程內容主要在介紹當今主要國家的政府與政治體制，其中包括工業化民主國家英國、法國，德國、日本等；共產及後共產國家俄羅斯、中共等；以及開發中國家印度、墨西哥等。藉由比較這些國家的政府體制（行政、立法、司法、文官）與政治體制（政黨、利益團體）上的差異，以及實際政治（政治參與、政治引用、政府決策）運作上的不同，來說明影響政府體制及其實際政治運作的原因為何，以期學生具備相關的政治知識，分析判斷與公共服務的能力。

The content of this course mainly introduces the government and political systems of major countries today, including industrialized democratic countries Britain, France, Germany, Japan, etc.; communist and post-communist countries Russia, the Communist Party, etc.; and developing China India, Mexico, etc. By comparing the differences in government systems (administrative, legislative, judicial, civil servants) and political systems (political parties, interest groups) in these countries, as well as the differences in operations of actual politics (political participation, political citation, government decisions), we will explain the reasons for affecting the government system and its actual political operations, so as to hope that students can have relevant political knowledge and analyze and judge the ability to public services.

(1) Almond, Gabriel A., G. Bingham Powell, Jr., Russell J. Dalton, and Kaare Strom. 2012. Comparative Politics Today: A World View. New York: Longman.
（2）比較政治的理論與方法（Comparative politics : theory and methods），Guy Peters原著，陳永芳譯，台北：韋伯，2002年。

(1) Almond, Gabriel A., G. Bingham Powell, Jr., Russell J. Dalton, and Kaare Strom. 2012. Comparative Politics Today: A World View. New York: Longman.
(2) Comparative politics: theory and methods, original work by Guy Peters, translated by Chen Yongfang, Taipei: Weibo, 2002.