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Answer the following question in about 4 typed pages. Use whatever readings we have covered in class to draw for your answer. Be sure to cite those readings when directly using them using the APSA citation format (e.g. Smith, p.39). Your answer must be analytical rather than merely descriptive.

Q : What is the importance of the state in Comparative Politics? What other notions of political units may be used in this field? Drawing upon readings and lecture, discuss how the field of Comparative Politics emerged. How have states been categorized in Comparative Politics? What changes prompted a decline of the state? How relevant is the state today? Support your answer with evidence from the readings and/or from lectures.