Narrowing down regional interest in comparative politics

[bwgvsu]

This might seem like kind of a trivial question. I am asking more out of curiosity as an individual applying to PhD programs in political science (comparative politics) this fall. How did you narrow down your regional interest? Why?

[VMcJ]

Well, for international applicants like myself it is usually easy -- we tend to study our own regions. But I'd think more in terms of research issues instead of regions if I was American.

[guest56436]

Always had been interested in a certain region then I started spending time traveling and living there and it kind of just moulded into my substantive interests while I was an undergrad.

[PizzaCat93]

Well, what is your substantive interest? Also, today it is increasingly common for folks to not solely confine themselves to one region but rather to one substantive topic.