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The 11 pages that link to Comparative politics, each with the reason it gives.

• Comparative methodBroader topic: It uses cross-case analysis to explain differences in political outcomes.

• American exceptionalismNarrower topic: Cross-national comparison tests claims that American institutions or political culture are exceptional.

• Area studiesRelated: Regional knowledge makes political comparisons more historically and culturally grounded.

• Political scienceBroader topic: Comparisons reveal how different institutions and societies produce different outcomes.

• Political sociologyRelated: Its comparisons test how social structures relate to different political outcomes.

• Political spectrumNarrower topic: Cross-national comparisons require care because left and right vary across political contexts.

• Comparative historyRelated: Historical comparisons help explain how political institutions emerge and vary.

• Seymour Martin LipsetNarrower topic: His arguments rely on comparing countries and political systems rather than explaining one case alone.

• European studiesRelated: It helps explain how European states differ and how their political systems change.

• James BryceNarrower topic: Bryce’s comparisons of Britain and the United States anticipated a central practice of this field.

• History of political scienceRelated: Comparative research gave the discipline a way to test explanations beyond single national histories.