31. Currently residing in Japan, he is professor of comparative politics at the International Christian University in Tokyo. 32. The education in Comparative Politics is known under the label sampol ( informal ) in Norway. 33. One noteworthy work in the area of comparative politics in Southeast Asia is his discussion of communitarian politics. 34. His main areas of interest include the study of political economy, American politics, political methodology, and comparative politics . 35. Diamandouros is Emeritus Professor of comparative politics at the University of Athens'Department of Political Science and Public Administration. 36. His research interests include the political economy of the European Union and comparative politics of post-communist Central Europe. 37. He received his PhD in Political Science, with a concentration in International Relations and Comparative Politics from Carleton University. 38. For instance, Susan Pharr ( 1989 ) stressed the importance of " losing face " in Japanese comparative politics . 39. Focusing on social theory and comparative politics , Jowitt specializes in the study of post-Stalinist Eastern Europe and Communist studies. 40. Suettinger earned his undergraduate degree at Lawrence University and holds a master's degree in comparative politics from Columbia University.
