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1. Madhav
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   Hello,

   Which universities, in all of your opinions, have some of the best graduate comparative politics departments in Europe, specifically in terms of the experience of their faculty and research output/impact?

   I would be immensely grateful to get some advice regarding this because I am finding it increasingly difficult to obtain topical information on good comparative politics department in Europe outside of the usual mentions of Oxford/LSE.

   Side-note: How good are the comparative politics departments in Oxford/LSE *actually*?

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2. Theophile
   

   Aarhus?

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3. Madhav
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   Aarhus?

   I've been looking into it, but still don't have a good picture of how it stands compared to some of the other departments.

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4. Maryann
   

   Comparative politics of which country?

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5. Madhav
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   Comparative politics of which country?

   European comparative politics, with specific interests in democratisation, autocratisation, party politics, and the rule of law. I know that the University of Gothenburg and the V-Dem Institute are doing a lot of cutting-edge work on autocratisation, but I wanted to find out about other options as well.

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6. Maryann
   

   Comparative politics of which country?

   European comparative politics, with specific interests in democratisation, autocratisation, party politics, and the rule of law. I know that the University of Gothenburg and the V-Dem Institute are doing a lot of cutting-edge work on autocratisation, but I wanted to find out about other options as well.

   Which countries would you be happy working in post-grad?

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7. Zowie
   

   LMU, Hertie and Mannheim (Germany), Rey Juan Carlos (Spain), Oslo (Norway), Essex, UCL and King’s (UK), Bocconi (Italy).

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8. Earline
   

   LSE Gov dept has tanked with recent hires. Wolton was last good one. Who are the rest of these nobodies?

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9. Maryann
   

   LMU, Hertie and Mannheim (Germany), Rey Juan Carlos (Spain), Oslo (Norway), Essex, UCL and King’s (UK), Bocconi (Italy).

   Replace Rey Juan Carlos w/ Pompeu Fabra

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10. Celandine
    

    LSE Gov dept has tanked with recent hires. Wolton was last good one. Who are the rest of these nobodies?

    Really? Which LSE poli sci department is doing well, if any?

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11. Madhav
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    LMU, Hertie and Mannheim (Germany), Rey Juan Carlos (Spain), Oslo (Norway), Essex, UCL and King’s (UK), Bocconi (Italy).

    Will look into these, thanks :)

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12. Claire
    

    University of Comparative Politics, EU.

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13. Jang
    

    Is Wolton leaving? Where?

    Also, you forgot about Dewan. At least as much of a star as London (for those in the field)

    LSE Gov dept has tanked with recent hires. Wolton was last good one. Who are the rest of these nobodies?

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14. Mack
    

    zz

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15. Clotilda
    

    Jagiellonian

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16. Cary
    

    these are all very good political science departments for general training and methods. none is especially good in comparative politics, except possibly UCL

    LMU, Hertie and Mannheim (Germany), Rey Juan Carlos (Spain), Oslo (Norway), Essex, UCL and King’s (UK), Bocconi (Italy).

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17. Gertrude
    

    these are all very good political science departments for general training and methods. none is especially good in comparative politics, except possibly UCL
    LMU, Hertie and Mannheim (Germany), Rey Juan Carlos (Spain), Oslo (Norway), Essex, UCL and King’s (UK), Bocconi (Italy).

    I would argue only Mannheim, Essex, and maybe UCL and Bocconi provide decent methods training. Some of these are definitely better for comparative than for methods.

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18. Sylvie
    

    Aarhus, Leiden?

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19. Mitchell
    

    Aarhus doesn’t place phd students outside of Denmark.

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20. Willard
    

    I don't think Wolton is leaving, post just saying he was the last good hire they made (and I agree Dewan also very good). But since in CP? Meh.

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