COMPARATIVE POLITICS, IN PLAY
Solo simulations that put political problems in your hands. Build a coalition. Follow a stalled public promise. Decide who gets to belong. Make the call, then follow the evidence.
12 simulationsPlay on your own · Use in a course
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I’M HERE TO EXPLOREPick a route for learning independently, at your pace.
I’M PLANNING A CLASSCompare preparation, time, concepts and outputs.
A FIRST LOOK INSIDE A DOOR THAT SAYS OPEN
Two residents can vote. Getting to the ballot is another question. Open their case records. What would you need to know before calling access equal?
Explore the full activity A fictional case excerpt. The full activity follows voting, campaign access and accountability.Mara / Southbank
Her ballot counts equally if she reaches it. The route asks what it costs her to get there.
A FEW WAYS IN
Self-contained introductions.
No advance theory reading needed.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Belonging & public servicesThe map has neat borders. People’s lives don’t.
Follow one household across records, schools and borders. Arrange authority and resources, then discover who your solution still leaves out. A neat map is only the beginning.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Collective actionEveryone wants change. Who’s going to show up?
You are one citizen among twenty. Predict what the others will do, decide whether to act and test what changes when incentives and communication shift. Shared interests are only the beginning.
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Rights & political accessThe right exists. Can you actually use it?
A worker tries to vote. A volunteer tries to reach voters. Residents try to get an answer. Find where access breaks down, defend your account at a hearing and replay one changed rule.
CONNECT THE QUESTIONS
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THE GEOGRAPHY COMPANION
Find your bearings with World Regions Lab: maps, guided practice, stories and country comparisons. Available in English and Spanish.
Open World Regions Lab Companion website. Opens in a new tab; your simulation work stays here.Made for comparative politics.
Open to anyone with a question.
