本课程是政治学专业的一门基础课。本课程重在介绍西方政治制度史的演进历程，探讨西方政治制度演变的规律，理解其各个阶段政治制度的总体特点。本课程主要通过纵向的角度，讲述西方政治制度在古代、中世纪、近代的设置和演变。当代西方政治制度是从古代西方政治制度中逐渐渐变和完善的。学生通过学习西方政治制度史，有助于加深对当代西方政治制度的理解，有助于加深政治价值、政治情感、政治意识、政治观念、政治文化的理解。同时，学生通过对西方政治制度的演进史，学生可以了解西方政治制度其产生的各种条件，从而对西方政治制度有整体的把握和理解。（封面图片来自于迈尔斯教授讲世界历史，天地出版社）
     This course is a basic course for political science majors. This course focuses on the evolution of the history of the Western political system, discusses the evolution of the Western political system and understands the overall characteristics of the political system at all stages.This course focuses on the Western political system in the ancient, medieval, modern set and evolution mainly through a vertical perspective. The contemporary Western political system is gradually gradual and perfect from the ancient Western political system.　Through the study of the history of Western political system, students can deepen their understanding of the contemporary Western political system and help to deepen the political values, political feelings, political consciousness, political ideas and political culture of the Western people.　At the same time, through the history of the evolution of the Western political system, students can understand the Western political system of its various conditions, so as to the Western political system as a whole to grasp and understand.