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Cover Image: Elections in West Europa: An Online Simulation
  • Date: 04/30/2009
  • Format: Other
  • Price: $14.95

Elections in West Europa: An Online Simulation
Sharon Werning Rivera, Hamilton College


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CLICK HERE TO VIEW A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW ELECTIONS IN WEST EUROPA COULD WORK IN YOUR COURSE.

Click here to go to the simulation: College.cqpress.com/westeuropa

This class-tested simulation brings the important lessons of comparative politics to life. Able to accommodate anywhere from 12 to 120 students and cover a few class periods or an entire semester, the simulation includes comprehensive instructions for each module; all of the background information and templates students need, and instructor materials to make the simulation as turnkey as possible.

Students learn fundamental lessons of comparative politics. They work in groups to create party messages, develop “branding” strategies for their parties, film a campaign ad, participate in a public debate, and form a coalition government. Elections in West Europa: A CQ Press Simulation will:

  • bring elections to life in a fresh way;
  • enhance critical thinking and analytical skills;
  • encourage students to see the world from a new perspective;
  • promote cooperative learning and problem-solving, and
  • equip students with practical skills.

Instructor's resources include:

  • Grading schema;
  • Templates for weekly student reporting;
  • Examples for adding topical updates and crisis response components;
  • Assessment tools for all assigned tasks;
  • Video of the simulation in practice;
  • Survey models for assessing group work, and more.

PACKAGES AVAILABLE! 
Package Elections in West Europa with:

Introducing Comparative Politics: ISBN 978-1-60426-573-6

Principles of Comparative Politics: ISBN 978-1-60426-574-3

Politics in Europe: ISBN 978-1-60426-575-0

Citizen Politics: ISBN 978-1-60426-957-4

For more information about using this simulation in your course, e-mail collegesales@cqpress.com.

Bio(s)
Sharon Werning Rivera, Hamilton College

Sharon Werning Rivera specializes in the post-communist region of Eurasia with a particular emphasis on Russia. Her research and teaching interests in the field of comparative politics include comparative democratization, elite political culture, the transformation of elites in post-communist settings, and the diffusion of ideas. Rivera's articles have appeared or are forthcoming in Perspectives on Politics, Political Studies, Party Politics, Post-Soviet Affairs, Journal of Political Science Education, PS: Political Science and Politics, and Europe-Asia Studies.  She has received several awards from Hamilton College for developing her simulated election campaign for use in the Government Department's 100-level course in Comparative Government.

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