11. He teaches international economics, international trade relations, and comparative politics . 12. His fields of specialization were Comparative Politics ; Methodology; and East Asia / Southeast Asia. 13. He was appointed professor of comparative politics at the University of Bergen in 1982. 14. He also co-authored the textbook " Cases in Comparative Politics " ( Norton, 2009 ). 15. Sisson returned to teaching comparative politics at Ohio State University until his retirement in 2002. 16. He specialized in comparative politics and specifically in the study of parties and party systems. 17. He taught courses in comparative politics ; politics, law & society; political development; and US-China relations. 18. The Department of Comparative Politics has existed as an individual unit since January 1, 1980. 19. For a period in the 1960s and 1970s, Almond's approaches came to define comparative politics . 20. The Department of Comparative Politics offers education in political science on bachelor, master and PhD levels.
