Looking back at global politics over the past 50 years, it’s very apparent there have been landmark years in which major events have sparked a shift in the way politics is practised and taught. Here are the four major turning points, including one that appears to be beginning now. 1967: The birth of radical anti-establishment politics. This was the year the University of Otago’s department of politics was created, and it was also a major turning point in the West. The study of "comparative politics" became more important for understanding differences in nations and ways of doing politics.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 21, 2017 17:06 UTC