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ISBN 10: 0198820607
ISBN 13: 9780191860355
Author: Daniele Caramani

With unparalleled empirical material, this is the most comprehensive introduction to comparative politics written by the leading experts in the field.
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The fifth edition of Comparative Politics has been thoroughly updated to provide a cutting-edge and wide-ranging introduction to comparative politics.
Includes an unparalleled amount of empirical material, in the text and online, to help students understand the real world relevance of the comparative method
Explores the theory, history, institutions, structures and public policies of different political systems to offer students new to the subject a comprehensive first introduction
Cutting edge treatment of theories in comparative politics showcases innovative ideas to inspire and engage students
Written by a diverse team of scholars, enabling students to learn directly from leading experts
Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
New to this edition
The fifth edition welcomes a host of new author talent: Dieter Rucht (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, the Berlin Social Science Center, Germany), Natasha Lindstaedt (Deputy Dean and Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK), Liesbet Hooghe (W.R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, USA), Gary Marks (Burton Craige Professor of Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, USA)
An exploration of the impact of current political events and issues, from Brexit, Trump and populism, to analysis of gender, representation, and the impact of the #MeToo movement
Reworked Chapters 6, 11, and 16 giving you an essential analysis of authoritarianism, multi-level institutions and social movements
New discussion of comparative democratization to complement the coverage of democracy and authoritarian regimes

Comparative Politics 5th Edition Table of contents:

SECTION 1 Theories and methods
1 The relevance of comparative politics
Bo Rothstein
Introduction: what should comparative politics be relevant for?
Political institutions and human well-being
The many faces of democracy
Democracy and state capacity
Does democracy generate political legitimacy?
What should be explained?
Conclusion
2 Approaches in comparative politics
B. Guy Peters
Introduction
Uses of theory in comparison
Alternative perspectives: the five ‘I’s
What more is needed?
Conclusion
3 Comparative research methods
Paul Pennings and Hans Keman
Introduction
The role of variables in linking theory to evidence
Comparing cases and case selection
The logic of comparison: relating cases to variables
The use of Methods of Agreement and Difference in comparative analysis
Constraints and limitations of the comparative method
Conclusion
SECTION 2 The historical context
4 The nation-state
Gianfranco Poggi
Introduction
A portrait of the state
A more expansive concept
State development
Conclusion
5 Democracies
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
Introduction
What is democracy (and who created it)?
Types of democracy
Why some countries have democracy and others do not
Conclusion: the future of democracy
6 Authoritarian regimes
Natasha Lindstaedt
Introduction
Totalitarian regimes
Beyond totalitarianism: understanding authoritarian regimes
How do authoritarian regimes perform?
Conclusion
SECTION 3 Structures and institutions
7 Legislatures
Amie Kreppel
Introduction
What is a legislature?
The role of legislatures
The internal organizational structures of legislatures
Assessing a legislature’s power
Conclusion
8 Governments and bureaucracies
Wolfgang C. Müller
Introduction
Types of government
The internal working of government
The autonomy of government
The political capacity of government
Bureaucratic capacities
Conclusion
9 Constitutions, rights, and judicial power
Alec Stone Sweet
Introduction
Key concepts and definitions
Delegation and judicial power
The evolution of constitutional review
Effectiveness
Conclusion
10 Elections and referendums
Michael Gallagher
Introduction
Elections and electoral systems
Referendums
Conclusion
11 Multilevel governance
Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, and Arjan H. Schakel
Introduction
Two logics
Concepts and definitions
What are the chief trends?
Three literatures
The effects of multilevel governance
Conclusion
SECTION 4 Actors and processes
12 Political parties
Richard S. Katz
Introduction
Definitions of party
Origins of parties
The functions of parties
Models of party organization
Parties and the stabilization of democracy
Conclusion
13 Party systems
Daniele Caramani
Introduction
The genealogy of party systems
The morphology of party systems
The dynamics of party systems
Conclusion
14 Interest groups
Roland Erne
Introduction
What are interest groups?
Interest associations in theory
Interest associations in practice
Conclusion
15 Regions
James Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon
Introduction
Theories and approaches
Regionalism from below: cultures, identities, and parties
Managing and building regionalism
Political economy of regions
Conclusion
16 Social movements
Dieter Rucht
Introduction
The concept of social movement
Theories and approaches
Empirical patterns and profiles of social movements
Social movements in a comparative perspective
Functions and effects of social movements
Conclusion
17 Political culture
Christian Welzel and Ronald Inglehart
Introduction
Cultural differences around the world
Historical roots of the political culture concept
The question of citizens’ democratic maturity
The allegiance model of the democratic citizen
Party–voter dealignment
The assertive model of the democratic citizen
A cultural theory of autocracy versus democracy
Understanding the populist challenge
Congruence theory reloaded
Conclusion
18 Political participation
Herbert Kitschelt and Philipp Rehm
Introduction
How? Modes of political participation
Why? Determinants of political participation
When and where? Explaining political participation at the macro-level
Who? Explaining political participation at the micro-level
Conclusion
19 Political communication
Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch
Introduction
Studying political communication comparatively
Media–politics relations
Political information flows
Conclusion
SECTION 5 Public policies
20 Policy-making
Christoph Knill and Jale Tosun
Introduction
Conceptual models of policy-making
Analysing policy-making as a process: the policy cycle
Institutions, frames, and policy styles
International factors for domestic policy-making
Conclusion
21 The welfare state
Kees van Kersbergen and Philip Manow
Introduction
What is the welfare state?
The emergence of the welfare state
The expansion of the welfare state
Variations among developed welfare states
The effects of the welfare state
The challenges and dynamics of contemporary welfare states
Conclusion
22 The impact of public policies
Jørgen Goul Andersen
Introduction
Economic paradigms and approaches to welfare
Institutional complementarity: welfare regimes, varieties of capitalism, and flexicurity
Tensions between welfare and economic efficiency
Policy feedback and path dependence
Conclusion
SECTION 6 Beyond the nation-state
23 The EU as a new political system
Simon Hix
Introduction
Explanations of European integration
Understanding the EU as a political system
Vertical dimension: the EU as a ‘regulatory state’
Horizontal dimension: a hyper-consensus system of government
Democratic politics: the missing link?
Conclusion
24 Globalization and the nation-state
Georg Sørensen
Introduction
The debate about globalization and states
Advanced capitalist states
Weak post-colonial states
Modernizing states
Comparative politics in a new setting
Conclusion
25 From supporting democracy to supporting autocracy
Peter Burnell
Introduction: comparing definitions of democracy support
Basic vocabulary of democracy support
Explaining democracy support
Suppliers of democracy support
The demand for democracy support
Democracy support strategies
The record of supporting democracy
Growing challenges
The rise of autocracy support
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Country profiles
Appendix 2: Comparative tables
Appendix 3: World trends
Glossary
References
Index

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