Read the attached article “National revivals and violence” to answer Q# 1. And read the “Comparative historical analysis” and watch the “Egypt In Crisis” documentary to answer Q#2. Please make sure to answer each part of the questions.
1. David Latin writes about why political conflict was violent in Basque but not in Catalonia, in the country of Spain. Mention and explain the three features of rational choice theory that he uses to explain this. Why is rational choice theory used to study political conflict? Mention three reasons. Also, explain the three types of case study he uses in his research.
2. Jack Goldstone explains why Comparative Historical Analysis (CHA) is used to study revolutions. Mention four reasons and explain with examples. Mention what type of case studies are usually used with CHA? If you were to use CHA to study the revolutions in Egypt during Arab Spring 2011, how would you do it? (refer to the documentary Egypt in crisis www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/egypt-in-crisis/)
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