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Introducing Comparative Politics
Concepts and Cases in Context

Sixth Edition

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Comparative Politics

February 2024 | 700 pages | CQ Press
Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics, the Sixth Edition of Introducing Comparative Politics integrates a set of extended case studies that vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context for 11 countries. The cases are placed within the chapters where they make the most sense —not separated from the theory or in a separate volume—helping students make connections between theory and practice earlier in the semester and giving them a more holistic view of comparative politics.

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Part I: A Framework For Understanding Comparative Politics
 
Chapter 1: Introduction
Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It?

 
How Do Comparativists Study Politics?

 
Three Meta Questions in Comparative Politics

 
Plan of the Book

 
 
Chapter 2: The Modern State
Characteristics of the Modern State

 
Historical Origins of Modern States

 
Strong, Weak, and Failed States

 
Case Studies of State Formation

 
 
Chapter 3: States, Citizens, And Regimes
Citizens and Civil Society

 
Regimes, Ideologies, and Citizens

 
Liberal Democracy

 
Communism

 
Fascism

 
Modernizing Authoritarianism

 
Electoral Authoritarianism

 
Theocracy

 
 
Chapter 4: States And Identity
Understanding Identity Groups and Demands

 
The Policy Debate

 
Descent-Based Groups: Nation, Ethnicity, Race, and Religion

 
Social Class

 
Gender and Sexual Orientation: The Continuing Struggle for Recognition, Social Status, and Representation

 
 
Part II: Political Systems And How They Work
 
Chapter 5: Governing Institutions In Democracies
Executives and Legislatures

 
Comparing Executive–Legislative Institutions

 
Judiciary

 
Bureaucracy

 
Federalism

 
 
Chapter 6: Institutions Of Participation And Representation In Democracies
The Electoral System

 
Formal Institutions: Political Parties and Party Systems

 
Civil Society

 
Case Studies in Participation and Representation

 
 
Chapter 7: Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, And Revolution
Framing Contentious Politics

 
Political Violence

 
Revolution

 
 
Chapter 8: Authoritarian Institutions
Trends in Authoritarian Rule

 
The Dictator’s Dilemma: Governing Authoritarian Regimes

 
Elections, Parties, and Legislatures

 
Clientelism and Civil Society

 
Case Studies of Authoritarian Rule

 
 
Chapter 9: Regime Change
Trends in Regime Change

 
Transitions to Democracy

 
Transitions to Authoritarian Rule

 
 
Part III: Political Economy And Policy
 
Chapter 10: Political Economy Of Wealth
The Market, Capitalism, and the State

 
Key Economic Debates

 
Globalization: A New World Order or Déjà Vu All Over Again?

 
States and Markets around the World

 
 
Chapter 11: Political Economy Of Development
What Is “Development”?

 
Development and Globalization

 
The Development Debate

 
Regional Variations and Models

 
Explaining Development Success

 
Case Studies in Development

 
 
Chapter 12: Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, And The Environment
“Welfare”: Social Policy in Comparative Perspective

 
Health Care and Health Policy

 
Environmental Problems and Policy

 

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