The subject matter of area studies is wide. Whichever country or region of the globe you choose to focus on, you will study its history, geography, language, literature, society, government, politics, culture, philosophy, and economics. You will explore how change in many different societies sheds light on human rights, development, security, and governance. You will examine different viewpoints concerning world challenges, engage in debate, and make discoveries about the templates that frame our understanding of the world.

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It is very common for area studies majors to include related foreign language courses in their curriculum and to spend some time studying abroad, at a destination relevant to their chosen concentration. \r\n\r\n- African Studies \r\n- American / United States Studies / Civilization \r\n- Asian Studies/Civilization \r\n- Balkans Studies \r\n- Baltic Studies \r\n- Canadian Studies \r\n- Caribbean Studies \r\n- Central and Eastern European Studies \r\n- Chinese Studies \r\n- Commonwealth Studies \r\n- East Asian Studies \r\n- European Studies / Civilization \r\n- French Studies \r\n- German Studies \r\n- Irish Studies \r\n- Italian Studies \r\n- Japanese Studies \r\n- Korean Studies \r\n- Latin American Studies \r\n- Latin American and Caribbean Studies \r\n- Near and Middle Eastern Studies \r\n- Pacific Area / Pacific Rim Studies \r\n- Polish Studies \r\n- Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign) \r\n- Russian Studies \r\n- Scandinavian Studies \r\n- Slavic Studies \r\n- South Asian Studies \r\n- Southeast Asian Studies \r\n- Spanish and Iberian Studies \r\n- Tibetan Studies \r\n- Ukraine Studies \r\n- Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies \r\n- Western European Studies", "content_markdown": "For the sake of example, each of the degree sections below focuses on a specific area of study, to show the kinds of courses that are usually offered at that level. \r\n\r\n**Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Area Studies \u2013 Four Year Duration** \r\nBachelor\u2019s degree programs in area studies are introductory in nature. They provide students with foundational knowledge through courses in history, geography, philosophy, culture, and government and politics. \r\n\r\nExample: **Asian Studies** \r\nSample Courses: \r\n- Introduction to Contemporary Japanese Society and Culture \r\n- Beyond the Middle Kingdom: Introduction to East Asian History \r\n- A Passage to South Asia: Introduction to South Asian History \r\n- Regional Geography of East Asia \r\n- Regional Geography of South Asia \r\n- Late Imperial China \r\n- Japan under the Shoguns, 1600 to 1868 \r\n- Asian Philosophy \r\n- Comparative Politics of Asia \r\n- East Asian Archaeology \r\n- China in the Twentieth Century: Reforms and Revolutions \r\n- British India 1857 to 1947 \r\n- Indian Subcontinent since 1947 \r\n- History of Modern Japan \r\n- Japanese Culture and Business \r\n- Japanese Culture through Film \r\n- Developing Intercultural Competencies in the 21st Century \r\n- Government and Politics of India \r\n- China and the West \r\n- Gandhi in History \r\n- Warriors of Japan: The Samurai \r\n- The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective \r\n- Understanding Japanese Culture through Literature \r\n\r\n**Master\u2019s Degree in Area Studies \u2013 Two Year Duration** \r\nAt the master\u2019s level, students often choose a specialization *within* their specific area of study. In a European and Eurasian Studies program, this could mean specializing in subfields such as European and European Union (EU) Studies or Russian, Eurasian, and Transition Studies. The master\u2019s program\u2019s culminating requirement is normally a thesis based on original research. Some schools may offer a non-thesis major paper or coursework track. \r\n\r\nExample: **European and Eurasian Studies** \r\nSample Courses: \r\n- Ethnography of Eurasia \r\n- Representations of the Holocaust \r\n- Gender and Nation: Women\u2019s State in Modern Central, Eastern, and Northern European Literatures and Cultures \r\n- Modern Europe: Places and Borders \r\n- Contemporary Europe: Identity and Geopolitics \r\n- Britain 1750 \u2013 1850 \r\n- Early Twentieth Century Britain \r\n- Britain, 1945 \u2013 Present \r\n- France since the Revolution \r\n- Imperial Russian History, 1800 \u2013 1917 \r\n- The Soviet Union \r\n- East Central Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries \r\n- Nineteenth-Century Germany \r\n- Twentieth-Century Germany \r\n- Europe During the Reformation \r\n- Europe in the 19th Century \r\n- Europe, 1900 \u2013 1950 \r\n- Europe since 1950 \r\n- Politics and Culture in Europe, 1890 \u2013 1914 \r\n- Italian Fascism in Interdisciplinary Perspective \r\n- European Politics: Selected Cases \r\n- European Integration \r\n\r\n**Doctoral Degree in Area Studies \u2013 Four to Six Year Duration** \r\nThe master\u2019s program in area studies typically involves a lot of taught courses. It emphasizes the transition from pure subject learning to independent research. On the other hand, the doctoral degree is like a very long dissertation project. Ph.D. students have the benefit of supervision from a faculty advisor and may complete some taught classes, but their focus is on independent research, on contributing original \u2013 new \u2013 knowledge to their field. The Doctoral Degree in Area Studies is aimed at those who want to teach the discipline at the university level. \r\n\r\nExample: **Middle Eastern Studies** \r\nHere are possible concentrations and courses available to Middle Eastern Studies doctoral candidates: \r\n\r\nHistory: \r\n- Advanced Studies in Middle Eastern History and Historiography \r\n- Kingship in Medieval Islamic Iran \r\n- Social, Cultural, and Political History of the Iranian Plateau: 7th Century \u2013 Present \r\n- Islamic Law and Society \r\n- Arab-Israeli Conflict \r\n- Turkey: Culture, Power, and History \r\n- Ottoman Empire to 1800 \r\n- Women in Middle Eastern Society \r\n- Palestinian Culture and Society \r\n\r\nIslamic Studies: \r\n- The Anthropology of Religion \r\n- Readings in Classical Arab Prose \r\n- Reading in Classical Arab Poetry \r\n- Islamic Mysticism \r\n- Women in Islamic History \r\n- The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism \r\n- History of Medieval India \r\n- Classic Persian Literature in English Translation \r\n- Nationalism and Islam \r\n\r\nLinguistics of Middle Eastern Languages: \r\n- Sociolinguistics \u2013 Language and Society of the Middle East \r\n- Survey of Middle Eastern Languages \r\n- Structure of Iranian Languages \r\n- Structure of Hebrew \r\n- Arabic Dialects \r\n- Jewish Languages \r\n- Issues in Language Politics \r\n- Language and Gender \r\n- Philosophy of Language \r\n\r\nMiddle Eastern Literary Studies: \r\n- Classical Arabic Literature \r\n- Modern Arabic Literature \r\n- Classical Persian Literature \r\n- Modern Persian Literature \r\n- Modern Hebrew Literature \r\n- Modern Turkish Literature \r\n\r\nSocio-Cultural Studies of the Contemporary Middle East: \r\n- Ethnography of the Middle East: Issues and Methods \r\n- Social Theory and Middle east Studies \r\n- Economic History of the Islamic World \r\n- Islamic Movements in the Contemporary Muslim World \r\n- North African Studies: History, Culture, and Politics \r\n- Iranian Cinema, Gender Issues, and Social Change \r\n- The Literature of Identity in the Modern Middle East", "content_html": "

For the sake of example, each of the degree sections below focuses on a specific area of study, to show the kinds of courses that are usually offered at that level.

\n

Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Area Studies \u2013 Four Year Duration
\nBachelor\u2019s degree programs in area studies are introductory in nature. They provide students with foundational knowledge through courses in history, geography, philosophy, culture, and government and politics.

\n

Example: Asian Studies
\nSample Courses:
\n- Introduction to Contemporary Japanese Society and Culture
\n- Beyond the Middle Kingdom: Introduction to East Asian History
\n- A Passage to South Asia: Introduction to South Asian History
\n- Regional Geography of East Asia
\n- Regional Geography of South Asia
\n- Late Imperial China
\n- Japan under the Shoguns, 1600 to 1868
\n- Asian Philosophy
\n- Comparative Politics of Asia
\n- East Asian Archaeology
\n- China in the Twentieth Century: Reforms and Revolutions
\n- British India 1857 to 1947
\n- Indian Subcontinent since 1947
\n- History of Modern Japan
\n- Japanese Culture and Business
\n- Japanese Culture through Film
\n- Developing Intercultural Competencies in the 21st Century
\n- Government and Politics of India
\n- China and the West
\n- Gandhi in History
\n- Warriors of Japan: The Samurai
\n- The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective
\n- Understanding Japanese Culture through Literature

\n

Master\u2019s Degree in Area Studies \u2013 Two Year Duration
\nAt the master\u2019s level, students often choose a specialization within their specific area of study. In a European and Eurasian Studies program, this could mean specializing in subfields such as European and European Union (EU) Studies or Russian, Eurasian, and Transition Studies. The master\u2019s program\u2019s culminating requirement is normally a thesis based on original research. Some schools may offer a non-thesis major paper or coursework track.

\n

Example: European and Eurasian Studies
\nSample Courses:
\n- Ethnography of Eurasia
\n- Representations of the Holocaust
\n- Gender and Nation: Women\u2019s State in Modern Central, Eastern, and Northern European Literatures and Cultures
\n- Modern Europe: Places and Borders
\n- Contemporary Europe: Identity and Geopolitics
\n- Britain 1750 \u2013 1850
\n- Early Twentieth Century Britain
\n- Britain, 1945 \u2013 Present
\n- France since the Revolution
\n- Imperial Russian History, 1800 \u2013 1917
\n- The Soviet Union
\n- East Central Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries
\n- Nineteenth-Century Germany
\n- Twentieth-Century Germany
\n- Europe During the Reformation
\n- Europe in the 19th Century
\n- Europe, 1900 \u2013 1950
\n- Europe since 1950
\n- Politics and Culture in Europe, 1890 \u2013 1914
\n- Italian Fascism in Interdisciplinary Perspective
\n- European Politics: Selected Cases
\n- European Integration

\n

Doctoral Degree in Area Studies \u2013 Four to Six Year Duration
\nThe master\u2019s program in area studies typically involves a lot of taught courses. It emphasizes the transition from pure subject learning to independent research. On the other hand, the doctoral degree is like a very long dissertation project. Ph.D. students have the benefit of supervision from a faculty advisor and may complete some taught classes, but their focus is on independent research, on contributing original \u2013 new \u2013 knowledge to their field. The Doctoral Degree in Area Studies is aimed at those who want to teach the discipline at the university level.

\n

Example: Middle Eastern Studies
\nHere are possible concentrations and courses available to Middle Eastern Studies doctoral candidates:

\n

History:
\n- Advanced Studies in Middle Eastern History and Historiography
\n- Kingship in Medieval Islamic Iran
\n- Social, Cultural, and Political History of the Iranian Plateau: 7th Century \u2013 Present
\n- Islamic Law and Society
\n- Arab-Israeli Conflict
\n- Turkey: Culture, Power, and History
\n- Ottoman Empire to 1800
\n- Women in Middle Eastern Society
\n- Palestinian Culture and Society

\n

Islamic Studies:
\n- The Anthropology of Religion
\n- Readings in Classical Arab Prose
\n- Reading in Classical Arab Poetry
\n- Islamic Mysticism
\n- Women in Islamic History
\n- The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism
\n- History of Medieval India
\n- Classic Persian Literature in English Translation
\n- Nationalism and Islam

\n

Linguistics of Middle Eastern Languages:
\n- Sociolinguistics \u2013 Language and Society of the Middle East
\n- Survey of Middle Eastern Languages
\n- Structure of Iranian Languages
\n- Structure of Hebrew
\n- Arabic Dialects
\n- Jewish Languages
\n- Issues in Language Politics
\n- Language and Gender
\n- Philosophy of Language

\n

Middle Eastern Literary Studies:
\n- Classical Arabic Literature
\n- Modern Arabic Literature
\n- Classical Persian Literature
\n- Modern Persian Literature
\n- Modern Hebrew Literature
\n- Modern Turkish Literature

\n

Socio-Cultural Studies of the Contemporary Middle East:
\n- Ethnography of the Middle East: Issues and Methods
\n- Social Theory and Middle east Studies
\n- Economic History of the Islamic World
\n- Islamic Movements in the Contemporary Muslim World
\n- North African Studies: History, Culture, and Politics
\n- Iranian Cinema, Gender Issues, and Social Change
\n- The Literature of Identity in the Modern Middle East

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International Business
\nStudents of international business study business from a global perspective. They learn how to work cross-culturally, how to manage multinational businesses, and how to turn local and national companies into international corporations. Coursework often includes some foreign language studies, as well.

\n

International Relations
\nStudents of international relations learn about international politics and institutions and the principles of diplomacy and foreign policy. They examine interactions between governments on several levels: political, economic, cultural, and militaristic. In the current U.S. political climate, they may deliberate questions like: How has the Donald Trump presidency affected the world view of the United States? How have allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election impacted diplomatic and trade relations between the United States and Russia?

\n

Political Science
\nPolitical science degree programs focus on the theory and practice of government and politics. \u2018Poli sci\u2019 students learn about the structures of politics and government and issues like the nature of political power, the causes of conflict, and globalization.

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International Law
\nAn understanding of and an appreciation for cultural diversity and different government political systems may lead area studies graduates to a career in the legal field.

\n

Journalism / Media
\nThe subject matter covered in area studies programs lays a solid foundation for a potential career as a foreign / international news correspondent.

\n

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Non-Profits for International Aid and Development
\nSpecialist expertise in a particular region of the world and/or set of issues may qualify area studies graduates for roles with organizations, such as the Peace Corps, Oxfam International, World Vision International, Save the Children, Habitat for Humanity International, and WaterAid.

\n

Political Science
\nPolitical scientists study political systems, how they came to be, how they grew, and how they work. They strive to identify trends, survey political opinions, and analyze election polls and elections. The field of area studies, which includes politics and political history, can be a stepping stone to working in this field.

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什么是区域研究学位?

区域研究的主题很广泛。无论你选择关注全球哪个国家或地区,你都将学习它的历史、地理、语言、文学、社会、政府、政治、文化、哲学和经济。您将探索许多不同社会的变化如何揭示人权、发展、安全和治理。你将研究关于世界挑战的不同观点,参与辩论,并发现构建我们对世界理解的模板。

程序选项

正如学位的名字所暗示的那样,区域研究课程专注于一个区域世界的——无论是在一个特定的国家或一般的世界地区。因此,学生的选择就像世界的广阔一样广阔。以下是该专业的一些典型选项。一些学校提供地区研究和国际关系或国际研究的综合课程。对于地区研究专业的学生来说,在他们的课程中包括相关的外语课程,并花一些时间在与他们选择的专业相关的目的地学习是很常见的。

  • 非洲研究
  • 美国/美国研究/文明
  • 亚洲研究/文明
  • 巴尔干半岛的研究
  • 波罗的海的研究
  • 加拿大的研究
  • 加勒比海研究
  • “中欧和东欧研究”
  • 中国研究
  • 联邦研究
  • 东亚研究
  • 欧洲研究/文明
  • 法国研究
  • 德国的研究
  • 爱尔兰的研究
  • 意大利研究
  • 日本的研究
  • 韩国的研究
  • 拉丁美洲研究
  • 拉丁美洲和加勒比研究
  • “近中东研究”
  • 太平洋地区/环太平洋研究
  • 波兰研究
  • 区域研究(美国、加拿大、国外)
  • 俄罗斯的研究
  • 斯堪的纳维亚的研究
  • 斯拉夫语研究
  • 南亚研究
  • 东南亚研究
  • 西班牙语和伊比利亚研究
  • 西藏研究
  • 乌克兰的研究
  • 乌拉尔-阿尔泰与中亚研究
  • 西欧研究

为了举例说明,下面的每个学位部分都集中在一个特定的研究领域,以显示该水平通常提供的课程类型。

地区研究学士学位-四年
区域研究学士学位课程的性质是介绍性的。他们通过历史、地理、哲学、文化、政府和政治等课程为学生提供基础知识。

例子:亚洲研究
样本课程:

  • 《当代日本社会与文化概论
  • 《超越中央王国:东亚历史导论》
  • 南亚之旅:南亚历史简介
  • 东亚区域地理
  • 南亚区域地理
  • 中国帝国晚期
  • 幕府将军统治下的日本,1600年至1868年
  • 亚洲哲学
  • 亚洲比较政治
  • 东亚考古学
  • 《二十世纪的中国:改革与革命
  • 1857年至1947年英属印度
  • 1947年以来的印度次大陆
  • 近代日本史
  • 日本文化与商业
  • 电影中的日本文化
  • 培养21世纪的跨文化能力
  • 《印度政府与政治》
  • 中国与西方
  • 历史上的甘地
  • 日本武士:武士
  • 历史视角下的越南战争
  • 通过文学了解日本文化

地区研究硕士学位-为期两年
在硕士阶段,学生通常会选择一个专业他们特定的研究领域。在欧洲和欧亚研究项目中,这可能意味着专攻欧洲和欧盟(EU)研究或俄罗斯、欧亚和过渡研究等子领域。硕士课程的最终要求通常是一篇基于原创性研究的论文。一些学校可能会提供非论文的主要论文或课程跟踪。

例子:欧洲与欧亚研究
样本课程:

  • 欧亚民族志
  • 大屠杀的表述
  • 性别与民族:现代中欧、东欧和北欧文学与文化中的女性状态
  • 《现代欧洲:地域与边界
  • 当代欧洲:身份与地缘政治
  • 英国1750年至1850年
  • 20世纪初的英国
  • 英国,1945年至今
  • 大革命后的法国
  • 俄罗斯帝国历史,1800 - 1917
  • 苏联
  • 19世纪和20世纪的中欧东部
  • 19世纪的德国
  • 20世纪德国
  • 宗教改革时期的欧洲
  • 19世纪的欧洲
  • 欧洲,1900 - 1950
  • 1950年以来的欧洲
  • 欧洲的政治与文化,1890 - 1914
  • 跨学科视角下的意大利法西斯主义
  • 《欧洲政治:精选案例》
  • 欧洲一体化

地区研究博士学位-四至六年
区域研究的硕士课程通常涉及很多教授的课程。它强调从单纯的学科学习到独立研究的转变。另一方面,博士学位就像一个很长的论文项目。博士生受益于指导老师的监督,可以完成一些授课课程,但他们的重点是独立研究,为他们的领域贡献原创的新知识。区域研究博士学位是针对那些想要在大学水平上教授该学科的人。

例子:中东研究
以下是中东研究博士候选人可能的浓度和课程:

历史:

  • 中东历史与史学高级研究“,
  • 中世纪伊斯兰伊朗的王权
  • 伊朗高原的社会、文化和政治史:7世纪至今
  • 伊斯兰法律与社会
  • 阿以冲突
  • 土耳其:文化、权力和历史
  • 奥斯曼帝国至1800年
  • 中东社会中的女性
  • 巴勒斯坦文化与社会

伊斯兰教研究:

  • 宗教人类学
  • 阿拉伯古典散文阅读
  • 阿拉伯古典诗歌阅读
  • 伊斯兰神秘主义
  • 伊斯兰历史上的女性
  • 中东城市与伊斯兰城市主义
  • 印度中世纪史
  • 波斯经典文学的英译
  • 民族主义和伊斯兰教

中东语言语言学:

  • 社会语言学-中东语言与社会
  • 中东语言概览
  • 伊朗语言结构
  • 希伯来语结构
  • 阿拉伯语方言
  • 犹太人的语言
  • 语言政治问题
  • 语言和性别
  • 语言哲学

中东文学研究:

  • 阿拉伯古典文学
  • 现代阿拉伯文学
  • 波斯古典文学
  • 现代波斯文学
  • 现代希伯来文学
  • 现代土耳其文学

当代中东社会文化研究:

  • 中东民族志:问题与方法
  • 社会理论与中东研究“,
  • 《伊斯兰世界经济史》
  • 当代穆斯林世界的伊斯兰运动
  • 北非研究:历史,文化和政治
  • 伊朗电影、性别议题与社会变迁
  • 现代中东的身份文学

与区域研究相似的学位

人类学
人类学的学生研究人类的进化史,他们如何互动,如何适应各种环境,如何与他人交流和社交,以及他们的身体和文化是如何随着时间而变化的。这一领域试图回答关于人类文化的许多基本问题,从性别到政治制度到暴力、宗教、种族和经济。

民族研究
这是对美国少数民族的历史、社会和文化研究。通过历史、政治学、经济学、社会学、文学和艺术史的课程,学生们研究种族、种族主义和制度化暴力的形式。

地理位置
地理专业的学生研究地球表面;它的气候、土壤和水;以及人与土地的关系。地理专业的一些典型课程有制图学、气候学、地质学、政治地理学、统计学和空间分析。

历史
历史是研究随时间变化的学科。该领域的学位课程考查政治史、外交/国际关系史、文化/思想史、社会/生活水平史、经济史、知识/哲学史和军事/武装冲突史。

国际业务
国际商务专业的学生从全球视角学习商业。他们学习如何跨文化工作,如何管理跨国企业,以及如何将本地和国家公司转变为国际公司。课程通常也包括一些外语学习。

国际关系
国际关系专业的学生学习国际政治和机构以及外交和外交政策的原则。他们从政治、经济、文化和军国主义等几个层面考察了政府之间的互动。在当前的美国政治气候下,他们可能会考虑这样的问题:唐纳德·特朗普当选总统对美国的世界观产生了什么影响?关于俄罗斯干预2016年美国总统大选的指控如何影响了美国和俄罗斯之间的外交和贸易关系?

政治科学
政治学学位课程侧重于政府和政治的理论和实践。“政治科学”学生学习政治和政府的结构,以及政治权力的本质、冲突的原因和全球化等问题。

你将学会的技能

除了为学生提供对世界不同地区和文化的理解外,区域研究学位课程还开发了几种可转移的技能:

  • 多学科方法——对一个或多个地区的研究需要结合不同学科和方法来了解情况、条件和问题的能力
  • 分析,批判性思维和解决问题的能力
  • 协作/团队工作动态
  • 跨文化欣赏——欣赏不同的政治价值观和文化期望有助于谈判和合作
  • 口头和书面交流和展示-知道如何向不同类型的观众传达信息
  • 规划
  • 研究、数据收集和解释
  • 统计和计算技能

有了区域研究学位你能做什么?

地区研究学位可以为在一系列部门就业奠定基础。然而,进入以下列出的一些职业领域可能需要额外的教育或专业培训。

教育/图书馆
虽然真正的“区域研究”通常只在学院和大学阶段教授,但该领域的毕业生也可以在小学和中学阶段担任图书馆员或历史、社会研究或公民课程的教师。根据学校制度的不同,教师证书也可能是必需的。

外交/外交
地区研究专业毕业生的潜在美国外交职位包括领事官员、经济官员、管理官员、政治官员和公共外交官员。大使是最高级别的外交人员。

政府/政治
各级政府官员和立法者为通过法律而工作。他们会面临各种各样的问题。虽然很难想象为这样的工作做准备的最佳方式,但区域研究学位为所需的基本技能提供了坚实的基础。

情报
情报专家为军队、国家安全部门和国家政府机构的各个部门工作。他们收集和分析情报数据,如任务报告、地图和图表。

国际商务与咨询
地区研究专业的学生最终在国际商务/咨询界工作是很常见的。银行、市场营销、广告、通信、公共关系和人力资源等许多部门都很欣赏区域研究毕业生对地理、经济、政治和文化多样性等主题的理解水平。国际咨询公司为客户进行广泛的主题和地区研究。

国际法
对文化多样性和不同政府政治制度的理解和欣赏可能会导致地区研究毕业生在法律领域的职业生涯。

新闻/传媒
地区研究课程所涵盖的主题为潜在的外国/国际新闻记者职业生涯奠定了坚实的基础。

非政府组织(ngo)和国际援助与发展的非营利组织
在世界某一特定地区和/或一系列问题方面的专业知识可能使地区研究毕业生有资格在组织中担任角色,如和平队、国际乐施会、世界宣明会、救助儿童会、国际仁人家园和水援助组织。

政治科学
政治学家研究政治制度,研究它们是如何形成的,如何发展,以及它们是如何运作的。他们努力识别趋势,调查政治观点,分析选举民意调查和选举。区域研究领域,包括政治学和政治史,可以成为在这一领域工作的垫脚石。

概述

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