Politics in Developed States
Web Links
- Information on September 11 Attacks from cbc.ca (www.cbc.ca/news/background/sep11). An excellent short-form overview of the most important and devastating terrorist attack in history.
- Europa: European Union Online (europa.eu); South Korea Government Site (http://www.korea.net/Government/Constitution-and-Government/Executive-Legislature-Judiciary). Two sites with information about EU and South Korea government and politics.
Podcasts
- “The US and China Dribble on”, CSIS, October 18, 2019. https://soundcloud.com/csis-57169780/the-u-s-and-china-dribble-on
This podcast analyzes the recent ceasefire in trade war between the US and China. Both countries are negotiating trade agreement and this episode assesses the implications of these negotiations for the US businesses.
- “Is this the end of American Hegemony?”, On Point, December 21, 2016. https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/12/21/end-of-american-hegemony
This podcast episode discusses that the era of American global leadership is over with the election of Donald Trump and his “America first” policies.
- “Happily Ever NAFTA”, The Big Story, October 2, 2018. https://thebigstorypodcast.ca/2018/10/02/nafta-trump-trudeau-canada-2018-usmca/
This episode explores the implications of new NAFTA (USMCA) for the Canadian businesses and jobs.
Further Readings
- Caramani, Daniele, ed. (2017). Comparative Politics (4th ed.). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
- Clemens, Walter C. (2000). America and the World, 1898–2025: Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures. Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Dickovick, J. Tyler, Jonathan Eastwood, & David B. MacDonald (2020). Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press Canada.
- O’Brien, Robert, and Marc Williams (2010). Global Political Economy (3rd ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- O’Connor, Karen, & Larry J. Sabato (2008). American Government: Continuity and Change. New York: Longman.
- Yesilada, Birol A., & David M. Wood (2010). The Emerging European Union (5th ed.). New York: Longman.