Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics

An Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-18727-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Why do we compare nations? How do we compare nations? What are the 'big issues' in comparative politics? Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics provides students with the answers to these fundamental questions. It is an accessible and user-friendly text which explores the strategies of comparative research in political science.

This book has been designed to make a complex subject easy and accessible to students. Features of this textbook include:

* briefing boxes located throughout which explain key concepts and ideas
* suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter

* a glossary of terms.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Landman, Todd

Carvalho, Edzia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Why, How and Problems of Comparison 1. Why Compare Countries 2. How to Compare Countries 3. Choosing Countries and Problems of Comparison Part Two: Comparing Comparisons 4. Economic Development and Democracy 5. Violent Political Dissent and Revolution: Many country-studies, few-country studies, summary 6. Non-violent Political Dissent and Social Movements 7. Transitions to Democracy 8. Institutional Design and Democratic Performance Part Three: Comparative Methods, New Issues and New Challenges 9. Common Themes and Different Comparisons 10. New Challenges for Comparative Politics

Über Autor(innen)

Todd Landman is Reader in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. He is author of Studying Human Rights (Routledge 2006), Protecting Human Rights (2005), and co-author of Governing Latin America (2003) and Citizenship Rights and Social Movements (1997).