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Comparative Politics: A Practical Guide for a Globalizing World
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Comparative Politics: A Practical Guide for a Globalizing World is perhaps the first introductory textbook in comparative politics to be written with an emphasis on case studies from the Global South and other alternative perspectives. It was inspired by my own experience as a student and professor who had the privilege to live, learn, and work in places as diverse as Bangladesh, Egypt, and Germany. My experience in each country provided an important contribution to my own understanding of political science, perhaps in more important ways than my formal political science education. It was written with the belief that political science has focused too heavily on developing theories and models based primarily on the “Western” world to the detriment of both the discipline as well as students. 21st century students are learning and living in an increasingly globalized world in which traditional notions of statehood, development, elections, and more are rapidly changing and facing deep contestation. Following the calls to “decolonize” its sister discipline, International Relations, it is both timely and imperative that comparative politics follows suit. While traditional approaches offer important lessons about the nature of government and political processes, this text believes that the Global South has much to offer in the way of what politics looks like in the face of social unrest, increasing inequality, disputed legitimacy, climate change and other 21st century challenges that the Global North can no longer ignore. Another unique aspect of this textbook is that it contains contributions from students from Colorado Mesa University, a rural institution in Western Colorado primarily focused on undergraduate and first-generation education, with edits and additions from myself. Therefore, this book is written both by and for students of first-generation and minority-serving institutions.

POLS 261 Course Description: In this course, we will explore contemporary comparative politics. Comparative politics is the study of different political systems outside of the United States, with the goal of comparing these different systems in order to better understand the advantages and disadvantages of how various political systems are designed. We will focus on several questions that have been central to this sub-field of political science including democratization and democratic stability, how states vary in their political institutions on a constitutional, electoral, administrative, and party level, and what explains the persistence of ethnicity and causes of civil conflict. Students will use cases from various global regions and employ comparative research methods.

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Political Science
Social Science
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Textbook
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Colorado Mesa University
Author:
Addison Chambers
Holly Oberle
Joe Williams
Juston Robson
Kyle Patten
Lauren Pepin
Molly Brimhall
Sadie Kelley
Trevor Cook
Date Added:
06/29/2023
History of Popular Music in the United States
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A history of popular music in the United States from the 1930's to early 2000's - A text in 7 modules with links to selected representative recordings and performances.

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Arts and Humanities
Career and Technical Education
Film and Music Production
History
Performing Arts
U.S. History
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Colorado Mesa University
Author:
Timothy James Emmons
Date Added:
05/23/2023
Introduction to Engineering: Exploring Engineering Disciplines and Key Skills
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Textbook covering topics orienting undergraduate-level students to the major engineering disciplines (civil, computer and electronic, and mechanical) and professionalism within these disciplines.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Colorado Mesa University
Author:
Kelly Krohn Bevill
Michelle Mellenthin
Sarah Lanci
Scott Bevill
Date Added:
05/03/2024
The Living Arts (FINE 101) OER Textbook
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This is a textbook meant for use within The Living Arts (FINE 101) -- Chapters include introductions to Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Theatre, Music, and Dance.

Course Description: An interdisciplinary survey of human creative efforts as they relate to each other. The visual and performing arts are compared with similarities stressed.

Subject:
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Arts and Humanities
Career and Technical Education
Film and Music Production
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Colorado Mesa University
Author:
Benjamin Reigel
Jeremy R. Franklin
Mo LaMee
Date Added:
06/28/2023
OER-Enabled Pedagogy for Mythology
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This resource includes prompts for student social media posts and reading reflections as well as a curated collection of student responses to readings and student observations on open pedagogy collaborations in the course.

The resource is embedded in a research guide for a Mythology course at Colorado Mesa University.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Student Guide
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Colorado Mesa University
Author:
Dr. Brooke Carlson
Date Added:
01/24/2023
Statics & Structures - ENGR 261
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In-class lecture slides for statics and structures engineering content. Lectures in this file are: Intro to Statics; Forces and Other Vectors; Equilibrium of Particles; Movements and Static Equivalence; Rigid Body Equilibrium; Equilibrium of Structures; Centroids and Centers of Gravity; Internal Forces; and Friction.

Course description: Covers statics of particles, equivalent force systems, rigid bodies, equilibrium of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions, analysis of truss and frame structures, uniaxially-loaded members, distributed force systems, and friction.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
Colorado Mesa University
Author:
Kelly Krohn Bevill
Date Added:
05/26/2023