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Comparative politics / edited by Daniele Caramani.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]Copyright date: c2017Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xl, 605 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198737421
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 320.3  C
LOC classification:
  • JA86 .C526 2017
Contents:
Section I: Theories and methods -- 1. The relevance of comparative politics / Bo Rothstein -- 2. Approaches in comparative politics / B. Guy Peters -- 3. Comparative research methods / Hans Keman and Paul Pennings -- Section II: The historical context -- 4. The nation-state / Gianfranco Poggi -- 5. Democracies / Aníbal Pérez-Liñán -- 6. Authoritarian regimes / Paul Brooker -- Section III: Structures and institutions -- 7. Legislatures / Amie Kreppel -- 8. Governments and bureaucracies / Wolfgang C. Müller -- 9. Constitutions and courts / Alec Stone Sweet -- 10. Elections and referendums / Michael Gallagher -- 11. Unitary, federal, and local government institutions / John Loughlin -- Section IV: Actors and processes -- 12. Political parties / Richard S. Katz -- 13. Party systems / Daniele Caramani -- 14. Interest groups / Roland Erne -- 15. Regions / James Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon -- 16. Social movements / Hanspeter Kriesi -- 17: Political culture / Christian Welzel and Ronald Inglehart 18: Political participation / Herbert Kitschelt and Philipp Rehm -- 19. Political communication / Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch -- Section V: Public policies -- 20. Policy making / Christoph Knill and Jale Tosun --21. The welfare state / Kees van Kersbergen and Philip Manow -- 22. The impact of public policies / Jørgen Goul Andersen -- Section VI: Beyond the Nation-State --23. The EU as a new political system / Simon Hix -- 24. Globalization and the nation-state / Georg Sørensen -- 25: Promoting democrac / Peter Burnell.
Summary: An outstanding group of internationally-renowned comparative political scientists provide a substantive introduction to comparative politics. Thematic in organisation, readers are guided through a comprehensive analysis of the core methods, theories, and concepts in comparative politics. An unrivalled amount of empirical material in the text and on the supporting website illustrates key similarities and differences of political systems in practice. The wealth of empirical data also encourages students to go beyond the 'what' of comparison to the how. Combining cutting edge treatment of theories and truly global geographical coverage, this exciting textbook is essential reading for all comparative politics students
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 529-578) and index.

Section I: Theories and methods -- 1. The relevance of comparative politics / Bo Rothstein -- 2. Approaches in comparative politics / B. Guy Peters -- 3. Comparative research methods / Hans Keman and Paul Pennings -- Section II: The historical context -- 4. The nation-state / Gianfranco Poggi -- 5. Democracies / Aníbal Pérez-Liñán -- 6. Authoritarian regimes / Paul Brooker -- Section III: Structures and institutions -- 7. Legislatures / Amie Kreppel -- 8. Governments and bureaucracies / Wolfgang C. Müller -- 9. Constitutions and courts / Alec Stone Sweet -- 10. Elections and referendums / Michael Gallagher -- 11. Unitary, federal, and local government institutions / John Loughlin -- Section IV: Actors and processes -- 12. Political parties / Richard S. Katz -- 13. Party systems / Daniele Caramani -- 14. Interest groups / Roland Erne --
15. Regions / James Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon -- 16. Social movements / Hanspeter Kriesi -- 17: Political culture / Christian Welzel and Ronald Inglehart 18: Political participation / Herbert Kitschelt and Philipp Rehm -- 19. Political communication / Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch -- Section V: Public policies -- 20. Policy making / Christoph Knill and Jale Tosun --21. The welfare state / Kees van Kersbergen and Philip Manow -- 22. The impact of public policies / Jørgen Goul Andersen -- Section VI: Beyond the Nation-State --23. The EU as a new political system / Simon Hix -- 24. Globalization and the nation-state / Georg Sørensen -- 25: Promoting democrac / Peter Burnell.

An outstanding group of internationally-renowned comparative political scientists provide a substantive introduction to comparative politics. Thematic in organisation, readers are guided through a comprehensive analysis of the core methods, theories, and concepts in comparative politics. An unrivalled amount of empirical material in the text and on the supporting website illustrates key similarities and differences of political systems in practice. The wealth of empirical data also encourages students to go beyond the 'what' of comparison to the how. Combining cutting edge treatment of theories and truly global geographical coverage, this exciting textbook is essential reading for all comparative politics students

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