{"product_id":"comparative-politics-9780197633304","title":"Comparative Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging and accessible introduction to the subject, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases gives students the methodological tools they need to answer the big questions in the field. The authors introduce methods early in the text and integrate them throughout, in Thinking Comparatively features, to help students develop a systematic way of thinking about comparative politics. Offering a hybrid format, the text''s unique structure offers the best of thematic and country-by-country approaches. Sixteen succinct thematic chapters--organized around the big questions in the field--are followed by a separate section at the end of the book offering full-length profiles and case studies for twelve countries. Examples of some of the big picture questions discussed in the thematic chapters are, Why do countries have different institutions and forms of government? Why do some social revolutions succeed and endure while others fail? Why are some societies subjected to t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComparative Politics is the best text on the market. It encourages critical thinking, promotes a hands-on comparativist experience, and thoroughly engages students with the major themes, debates, and discussions in comparative politics. * Anastasia Kuz-Grady, University of North Carolina, Wilmington     *\u003cbr\u003eThe mix of theory, methodology, and case studies introduces comparative analysis in an accessible way. My students appreciate the text's readability. * Cheryl Van Den Handel, Northeastern State University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrief Contents PART I: Comparative Political Analysis 1 The Comparative Approach: An Introduction 2 Theories, Hypotheses, and Evidence PART II: The State, Development, -Democracy, and Authoritarianism 3 The State 4 Political Economy 5 Development 6 Democracy and Democratization 7 Authoritarian Regimes and Democratic Breakdown PART III: Institutions of Government 8 Constitutions and Constitutional Design 9 Legislatures and Legislative Elections 10 Executives 11 Political Parties, Party Systems, and Interest Groups PART IV: Politics, Society, and Culture 12 Revolutions and Contention 13 Nationalism and National Identity 14 Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 15 Ideology and Religion in Modern Politics PART V: The Comparative-International Nexus 16 Comparative Politics and International Relations PART VI: Country Profiles and Cases Brazil  China  France  Germany  India  Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran)  Japan  Mexico  Nigeria   Russia (Russian Federation)  South Africa United Kingdom  United States  Contents Insights xv Preface xvii Maps of the World xxx PART I: Comparative Political Analysis Chapter 1 The Comparative Approach: An -Introduction  Asking Why: Research Questions in Comparative Politics  Major Questions in Comparative Politics  Empirical Arguments Versus Normative Arguments  Solving Intellectual Puzzles: A Contemporary Analogy  Concepts  Features of Good Concepts  Conceptualization  Operationalizing: From Concepts to Measures Empirical Evidence  Facts and Evidence Cases and Case Studies  The Comparative Method  Variables and Comparison  Most-Similar-Systems Design Most-Different-Systems Design  Comparative Checking  Within-Case Comparison  Is the Study of Politics a Science? The Limits of the -Comparative Method  Chapter 2 Theories, Hypotheses, and Evidence  Introduction to Theories, Hypotheses, and Evidence  Theories  Hypotheses  How Theories Emerge and Are Used  Types of Evidence  Hypothesis Testing  Correlation  Causation  Critiques: Using Theories and Evidence  Empirical Critiques: Using Deviant Cases  Theoretical Critiques: Improving Theories and Hypotheses  The Challenges of Measurement: Biases, Errors, and Validity  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Qualities of Good Analysis and Argumentation  Step 1: Asking Good Questions: Why?  Step 2: Hypothesis Testing: Generating Good Hypotheses and Testing Them Fairly  Step 3: Balancing Argumentation: Evidence, Originality, and Meaningfulness  PART II: The State, Development, -Democracy, and Authoritarianism Chapter 3 The State  Concepts  The Modern State  State Capacity  Fragile States  The State-Society Relationship  Types  Characteristics of Modern States  Bureaucracy  Impersonality  Sovereignty Traditional Functions of States Defense  Policing  Taxation  Order, Administration, and Legibility Causes and Effects: Why Did States Emerge and -Expand?  Political or Conflict Theories  Economic Theories  Cultural Theories  Diffusion Theories  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Great Britain, the United -Kingdom, or Neither? State and Nation in England and Scotland  CASES IN CONTEXT Mexico  France  United Kingdom  Nigeria  Chapter 4 Political Economy  Concepts  Inequality  Employment and Inflation  Types  Markets and States in Modern Economies  Markets and Economic Performance  States and Economic Performance  Economic Functions of Modern States  States and Economic Management  Investments in Human Capital: Education and Health  Infrastructure and Other Public Goods  Welfare State Functions  Causes and Effects: Why Do Welfare States Emerge?  Cultural Changes  Industrial Capitalism  Mobilization and Political Action  International Learning Effects  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Welfare States in the Nordic Countries: What Can We Learn and How?  CASES IN CONTEXT United States  United Kingdom  Japan  Germany  Chapter 5 Development  Concepts  Types  Poverty  Social Outcomes and Human Development  Migration and Development Gender Relations and Racial and Ethnic Identities  Satisfaction and Happiness  Cultural Development  Sustainability  Causes and Effects: Why Does Development Happen?  Institutions: The Market-State Debate, Revisited  Institutions: Beyond the Market-State Debate  Culture and Development  Civil Society, Social Capital, and Trust  Religion  Value Systems  Systems and Structures: Domestic and International  Domestic Economic Structures and Class Interests  International Economic Structures and Class Interests  Geography  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Explaining the Development of North and South Korea  CASES IN CONTEXT India  Nigeria  China  Brazil  Chapter 6 Democracy and Democratization  Concepts  Democracy and Democratic Regimes  Procedural (Minimal) Definitions of Democracy  Substantive Definitions of Democracy  Regime Change and Democratization  Types  Types of Democracy  Representative Democracy  Direct Democracy  Types of Democratization  Democratic Transitions  Democratic Consolidation  Causes and Effects: What Causes Democratization?  Modernization  Culture and Democracy  The International System  Domestic Institutions  Agents and Actors: The Role of Individuals and Groups  Combining Arguments and Theories: Multiple Causes  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Is American Democracy a Model?  CASES IN CONTEXT Brazil  China  India  United States  Chapter 7 Authoritarian Regimes and Democratic Breakdown  Concepts  Authoritarianism and Authoritarian Regimes  Transitions to Authoritarian Regimes  Types  Types of Authoritarianism  Totalitarian Regimes  Theocracies  Personalistic Dictatorships  Bureaucratic-Authoritarian Regimes  Hybrid and Semi-authoritarian Regimes  Types of Transition (or Nontransition) to Authoritarianism  Authoritarian Persistence  Democratic Breakdown Transition to Hybrid or Semi-authoritarian Regime  Causes and Effects: What Causes Authoritarian Regimes to Emerge and Persist?  Historical Institutionalist Theories  Poverty and Inequality  State Weakness and Failure  Political Culture Theories of Authoritarian Persistence  Barriers to Collective Action  Special Causal Circumstances Surrounding Hybrid and -Semi-authoritarian Regimes  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Why Did Zimbabwe Become and Remain Authoritarian?  CASES IN CONTEXT Iran  Russia Mexico  Germany  France  PART III: Institutions of Government Chapter 8 Constitutions and Constitutional -Design  Concepts  Constitutions  Constitutional Design  Types  Flexible and Rigid Constitutions  Separation of Powers: Judicial Review and Parliamentary -Sovereignty  Federalism and Unitarism  Federalism  Unitarism  Authoritarian and Democratic Constitutions  Causes and Effects: What Are the Effects of Federal and Unitary Constitutions?  What Constitutional Designs Support Social Stability?  What Constitutional Designs Support Democratic Rights?  What Constitutional Designs Support the Economy?  Judicial Review and Democracy  THINKING COMPARATIVELY What Explains the -Similarities Between the Brazilian and South African -Constitutions?  CASES IN CONTEXT United Kingdom  Iran  Nigeria  India  United States  Chapter 9 Legislatures and Legislative Elections  Concepts  What Legislatures Are  What Legislatures Do  Types  Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures Electoral Systems  District Systems  Proportional Representation (PR)  Mixed or Hybrid  Executive-Legislative Relations Causes and Effects: What Explains Patterns of -Representation?  Patterns of Representation  Electoral Systems and Representation  Legislative Decision Making and Representation  Executive-Legislative Relations and Representation  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Representation in New Zealand and Beyond  CASES IN CONTEXT United Kingdom  Brazil  Japan  Germany  United States  Chapter 10 Executives  Concepts  Types  Executive Structures: Presidential and Parliamentary  Formal Powers  Partisan Powers  Coalitions  Informal Powers  Causes and Effects: What Explains Executive -Stability?  Stable and Unstable Regimes: Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy  Stable and Unstable Executives: Styles of Presidential Rule  Stable and Unstable Executives: Patterns of Parliamentary Rule  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Beyond the American and British Models  CASES IN CONTEXT France  United States  Russia  China  Nigeria  Chapter 11 Political Parties, Party Systems, and Interest Groups  Concepts  Political Parties  Party Systems Interest Groups  Types  Political Parties: Elite, Mass, and Catch-All Parties Party Systems: Dominant-Party, Two-Party, and Multiparty -Systems Interest Groups: Pluralism and Corporatism  Causes and Effects: Why Do Party Systems Emerge, and What Effects Do They Have?  Party Systems and Representation  What Factors Shape Party Systems?  How Do Party Systems Shape Political Outcomes? Interest Groups and Representation  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Party Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa  CASES IN CONTEXT China  Japan  Germany  Russia  Mexico  PART IV: Politics, Society, and Culture Chapter 12 Revolutions and Contention  Concepts  What Is \"Contention?  Revolutionary and Non-Revolutionary Contention 2 Types  Social Movements  Revolutions  Insurgencies and Civil Wars Terrorism  \"Everyday Resistance\"  Thinking About Contention: Summary  Causes and Effects: Why Do Revolutions Happen? Relative Deprivation  Resource Mobilization and Political Opportunities  Rational Choice Culture or \"Framing\" Explanations  THINKING COMPARATIVELY The \"Arab Spring \" of 2011 and Its Legacy CASES IN CONTEXT Brazil  France  Russia  China  Iran  Chapter 13 Nationalism and National Identity  Concepts  Identity  Nationalism, National Identity, and the Nation  Types  Types of Nationalism Civic and Ethnic Nationalism  Jus Sanguinis and Jus Soli  Limits of Typologies in the Study of National Identity  Causes and Effects: What Causes Ethno-National -Conflict?  Primordial Bonds  Cultural Boundaries  Material Interests  Rational Calculation  Social Psychology  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Ending Ethnic and National -Violence  CASES IN CONTEXT United Kingdom  Mexico  Japan  Germany  Nigeria  Chapter 14 Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Concepts  Race and Ethnicity  Gender  Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity  Types  Disentangling Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Based on Race and Ethnicity  Gender Discrimination  Empowerment of Women and Minority Groups Causes and Effects: What Factors Influence the Political Representation of Women and Minority Groups? Social Movement Mobilization  Political Parties Based on Gender or Ethnicity  Institutions for Promoting Women's and Minority Group -Representation  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Measuring Gender -Empowerment  CASES IN CONTEXT Iran  Japan Brazil  Mexico  India  Chapter 15 Ideology and Religion in Modern -Politics  Concepts  Modernity and Modernization 3 Ideology  Religion  Secularization, Religion, and Modern Politics  Religious Conflict  Types  Modern Ideologies  Liberalism  Fascism  Socialism  Modern Forms of Religion in Politics  Lay and Religious States  Denominationalism  Causes and Effects: Why Does Ideology Remain Prevalent in Modern Politics?  Why Didn't Ideology (and History) End?  THINKING COMPARATIVELY Is Twenty-First-Century Populism an Ideology?  CASES IN CONTEXT Nigeria  United Kingdom  Russia  France  Iran  PART V: The Comparative-International Nexus Chapter 16 Comparative Politics and International -Relations  Concepts  Issues  Globalization and Trade International Institutions and Integration  Immigration Environment and Sustainability  Transnational Networks Nuclear Threats and Terrorism  Causes and Effects: What Are the Main Causes in -International Relations?  Realism  Liberalism  Constructivism  Marxism  THINKING COMPARATIVELY The EU and Levels of -Analysis CASES IN CONTEXT United States  France  Japan  Iran  India PART VI: Country Profiles and Cases Brazil  PROFILE  Introduction  Historical Development  Regime and Political Institutions Political Culture  Political Economy  CASE STUDIES Does the Global Economy Help or Hurt Developing Nations like Brazil? (Chapter 5)  Democratic Consolidation in Brazil (Chapter 6) Electoral Rules and Party (In)Discipline in Brazil's Legislature (Chapter 9)  Brazil's Landless Movement (Chapter 12)  Gender and Political Representation in Brazil: Where Has Progress Come From? (Chapter 14)  China PROFILE  Introduction  Historical Development  Regime and Political Institutions Political Economy  CASE STUDIES  How Did China Become an Economic Power? (Chapter 5)  Is China Destined for Democracy? (Chapter 6)  Who Governs China? (Chapter 10)  The Chinese Party System (Chapter 11)  The Chinese Revolution (Chapter 12)  France  PROFILE  Introduction  Historical Development Regime and Political Institutions  Political Culture Political Economy  CASE STUDIES  The State in France (Chapter 3)  Authoritarian Persistence in Nineteenth-Century France (Chapter 7) Electing the French President: What Do Runoffs Do? (Chapter 10)  The French Revolution (Chapter 12)  Religion and Secularism in France (Chapter 15)  Globalization and Culture in France (Chapter 16 Germany  PROFILE Introduction  Historical Development  Regime and Political Institutions  Political Culture  Political Economy  CASE STUDIES  The German State: Unification and Welfare (Chapter 4)  Democracy and Authoritarianism in Germany (Chapter 7)  Institutional Design: Germany's Bundestag and Bundesrat (Chapter 9)  Consensus-Based Politics in Germany (Chapter 11)  Ethnic Boundaries of the German Nation? (Chapter 13)  India  PROFILE  Introduction  Historical Development  Regime and Political Institutions  Political Culture  Political Economy  CASE STUDIES What Explains India's Recent Growth? (Chapter 5)  Democracy's Success in India: What Can We Learn from a \"Deviant Case\"? (Chapter 6)  Federalism and Differences in Development in India (Chapter 8)  Ethnicity and Political Parties in India (Chapter 14)  India in the Twenty-First Century: Domestic Politics, Identity, and Security (Chapter 16)  Indonesia PROFILE Introduction  Historical Development  Regime and Political Institutions  Political Culture Political Economy  CASE STUDIES  Democratization in Indonesia  Populism in Contemporary Indonesia  Pancasila, Ethnic Pluralism, and Cultural Diversity Alongside Nation-State Consolidation  Gender in Indonesia  Islam and Public Life Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran)  PROFILE  Introduction  Historical Development  Regime and Political Institutions Political Culture  Political Economy CASE STUDIES  Democratic Features of Authoritarian Systems? The Case of Iran (Chapter 7)  Constitutional Design: Theocracy in Iran (Chapter 8)  Iran's Islamic Revolution and \"Green Revolution\"? (Chapter 12)  Gender in Post-Revolutionary Iranian Politics (Chapter 14)  Religion and Politics in Iran (Chapter 15)  Iran and the Politics of Nuclear Proliferation (Chapter 16)  Japan  PROFILE  Introduction  Historical Development  Regime and Political Institutions  Political Culture  Political Economy  CASE STUDIES  State-Led Development in Japan (Chapter 4)  The Hybrid Electoral System of the Japanese Diet (Chapter 9)  How Has Japan's Dominant Party Won for So Long? (Chapter 11)  Importing National Identity in Japan? (Chapter 13)  Gender Empowerment in Japan? (Chapter 14) Resource Management in Japan (Chapter 16)  Mexico  PROFILE  Introduction  Historical Development  Regime and Political Institutions  Democratic Quality Political Culture  Political Economy  Migration CASE STUDIES  The Mexican State and Rule of Law (Chapter 3)  Mexico's","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732662726999,"sku":"9780197633304","price":106.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197633304.jpg?v=1719997849","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/comparative-politics-9780197633304","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}