This course was designed to give political science majors a solid grounding in the comparative study of political regimes. It considers both the methodological issues and the principal topics involved in comparative political analysis, and introduces students to the theoretical concerns and vocabulary of this subfield of political science.
During this course we conducted and European Union Negotiation. I represented Lithuania and defended the nation's stance on current matters such as Russian relations, Syrian immigration crisis and admission of Turkey into the EU. I analyzed information with my fellow delegate on the financial and social stability of Lithuania and presented personal positions on what was best for the nation. The negotiation was over the course of three class periods. At the end of the negotiation, all nations had to come together to make cohesive decisions for all three of the topics discussed during the negotiation. Please click below to see Lithuania's stance on the matters discussed in the negotiation.
Working with a partner was extremely difficult and during the first day of our negotiations, my fellow delegate for Lithuania could not make it so I had to be prepared to represent and defend our positions alone. The experience taught me that it is extremely important to be over prepared. The experience also allowed me to see how important it is to listen to other viewpoints in order to make a decision. during the negotiation, we were given time to go to each of the different countries and hear their viewpoints on the main topics of the negotiation. at the end of the negotiation, every nation had to come together to devise a cohesive plan of how to go about handling each issue discussed. Please click below to see Lithuania's standpoints on the topics discussed during the negotiation.