Comparative politics /
Comparative politics /
edited by Daniele Caramani.
- Fourth edition.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- xxxi, 605 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Theories and methods -- The relevance of comparative politics / Approaches in comparative politics / Comparative research methods / The historical context -- The nation-state / Democracies / Authoritarian regimes / Structures and institution -- Legislatures / Governments and bureaucracies / Constitutions, rights, and judicial power / Elections and referendums / Federal and local government institutions / Actors and processes -- Political parties / Party systems / Interest groups / Regions / Social movements / Political culture / Political participation / Political communication / Public policies -- Policy-making / The welfare state / The impact of public policies / Beyond the Nation-State -- The EU as a new political system / Globalization and the nation-state / From supporting democracy to supporting autocracy / Appendix 1. Country profiles -- Appendix 2. Comparative tables -- Appendix 3. World trends Bo Rothstein -- B. Guy Peters -- Hans Keman and Paul Pennings -- Gianfranco Poggi -- Aníbal Pérez-Liñan -- Paul Brooker -- Amie Kreppel -- Wolfgang C. Müller -- Alec Stone Sweet -- Michael Gallagher -- John Loughlin -- Richard S. Katz -- Daniele Caramani. Roland Erne -- James Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon -- Hanspeter Kriesi -- Christian Welzel and Ronald Inglehart -- Herbert Kitschelt and Philipp Rehm -- Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch -- Christoph Knill and Jale Tosun -- Kees van Kersbergen and Philip Manow -- Jürgen Goul Andersen -- Simon Hix -- Georg Sorensen -- Peter Burnell -- Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Pt. 3. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Pt. 4. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Pt. 5. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Pt. 6. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. Ch. 25.
With an unparalleled amount of empirical material, this is the most comprehensive introduction to comparative politics written by the leading experts in the field.
Includes an unparalleled amount of empirical material, in the text and online, for use in both illustration and analysis.
The only text to consider political bodies and systems above and below the level of the nation state.
Provides students and lecturers with cutting edge treatment of theories in comparative politics, giving a broad overview of all the main theories.
New to this edition:
- A brand new introductory chapter on the relevance of comparative politics, written by Professor Bo Rothstein
- Increased coverage of the Global South and its path towards democratisation
- A discussion of representation, inclusion and the varieties of democracy
- End of chapter questions designed to encourage critical thinking
9780198737421
Comparative government
320.3
Theories and methods -- The relevance of comparative politics / Approaches in comparative politics / Comparative research methods / The historical context -- The nation-state / Democracies / Authoritarian regimes / Structures and institution -- Legislatures / Governments and bureaucracies / Constitutions, rights, and judicial power / Elections and referendums / Federal and local government institutions / Actors and processes -- Political parties / Party systems / Interest groups / Regions / Social movements / Political culture / Political participation / Political communication / Public policies -- Policy-making / The welfare state / The impact of public policies / Beyond the Nation-State -- The EU as a new political system / Globalization and the nation-state / From supporting democracy to supporting autocracy / Appendix 1. Country profiles -- Appendix 2. Comparative tables -- Appendix 3. World trends Bo Rothstein -- B. Guy Peters -- Hans Keman and Paul Pennings -- Gianfranco Poggi -- Aníbal Pérez-Liñan -- Paul Brooker -- Amie Kreppel -- Wolfgang C. Müller -- Alec Stone Sweet -- Michael Gallagher -- John Loughlin -- Richard S. Katz -- Daniele Caramani. Roland Erne -- James Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon -- Hanspeter Kriesi -- Christian Welzel and Ronald Inglehart -- Herbert Kitschelt and Philipp Rehm -- Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch -- Christoph Knill and Jale Tosun -- Kees van Kersbergen and Philip Manow -- Jürgen Goul Andersen -- Simon Hix -- Georg Sorensen -- Peter Burnell -- Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Pt. 3. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Pt. 4. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Pt. 5. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Pt. 6. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. Ch. 25.
With an unparalleled amount of empirical material, this is the most comprehensive introduction to comparative politics written by the leading experts in the field.
Includes an unparalleled amount of empirical material, in the text and online, for use in both illustration and analysis.
The only text to consider political bodies and systems above and below the level of the nation state.
Provides students and lecturers with cutting edge treatment of theories in comparative politics, giving a broad overview of all the main theories.
New to this edition:
- A brand new introductory chapter on the relevance of comparative politics, written by Professor Bo Rothstein
- Increased coverage of the Global South and its path towards democratisation
- A discussion of representation, inclusion and the varieties of democracy
- End of chapter questions designed to encourage critical thinking
9780198737421
Comparative government
320.3