| Author | : J. C. Johari |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |
| Release Date | : 1982 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9788120704688 |
| Pages | : 600 pages |
| Author | : Jan-Erik Lane |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Release Date | : 2007-10-30 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1134082495 |
| Pages | : 336 pages |
Starting from the principal-agent perspective, this book offers a new analysis of government. It interprets political institutions as devices designed to solve the omnipresent principal-agent game in politics. In other words how to select, instruct, monitor and evaluate political agents or elites so that they deliver in accordance with the needs and preferences of their principal: the population. This book explores whether there are any evolutionary mechanisms in politics which guide mankind towards the rule of law regime, domestically and globally. It combines a cross-sectional approach with a longitudinal one. Comparing the extent of the rule of law among states, using a set of data from 150 countries concerning political and social variables, the author seeks to understand why there is such a marked difference among states. Taking a state-centred perspective and looking at countries with a population larger than one million people during the post Second World War period, the book examines: The stability and performance of states The conditions for the rule of law regime: economic, social, cultural and institutional ones The evolution of governments towards rule of law Comparative Politics - The Principle-Agent Perspective will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, government, political theory and law.
| Author | : B. Guy Peters |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Release Date | : 1998-10 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780814766682 |
| Pages | : 262 pages |
This book examines the issues involved in the attempts to compare political systems, and discusses how the methods and results of comparative politics can be improved.
| Author | : Daniele Caramani |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Release Date | : 2017-03-30 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0198737424 |
| Pages | : 624 pages |
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 inpractice. 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.
| Author | : Susan Carol Stokes |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Release Date | : 2007 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780199278480 |
| Pages | : 1021 pages |
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics offers a critical survey of the field of empirical political science through the collection of a set of chapters written by 48 top scholars in the discipline of comparative politics
| Author | : Paul F. Steinberg,Stacy D. VanDeveer |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Release Date | : 2012 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0262195852 |
| Pages | : 424 pages |
Combining the theoretical tools of comparative politics with the substantive concerns of environmental policy, experts explore responses to environmental problems across nations and political systems.
| Author | : Howard J. Wiarda |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Release Date | : 2005 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780415330930 |
| Pages | : 430 pages |
| Author | : Jennifer S. Holmes |
| Publisher | : Lexington Books |
| Release Date | : 2003 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780739104620 |
| Pages | : 168 pages |
The field of comparative politics traditionally has been divided into two camps: on the one hand, quantitatively driven work on a broad scale; on the other, more qualitative area studies. This edited collection promotes a new approach to comparative politics that transcends the debate about the future of the discipline. The contributors' essays are innovative in their interweaving of case studies of the political situations in particular regions with the project of political theorizing. The chapters take as their points of departure such diverse topics as the liberal tradition in United States politics, the impact of drug-related violence on democratic stability in Colombia, and the relationship between poverty reduction and support for democracy in Mali, thereby resoundingly demonstrating the broad relevance of the volume's unifying theme: theoretically informed comparative analysis. Students of politics, from advanced undergraduates to practicing scholars, will find this volume useful in assessing, analyzing, and uniting the fields of comparative politics and political theory.
| Author | : Jeffrey Kopstein,Mark Lichbach |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Release Date | : 2005-09-05 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781139446044 |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
Now in a completely updated second edition, this textbook has become a favorite for the introductory undergraduate course in comparative politics. It features ten theoretically and historically grounded country studies that show how the three major concepts of comparative analysis - interests, identities, and institutions - shape the politics of nations. Throughout the presentation, countries appear in the context of a changing global order that creates challenges to each country's path of development. These challenges frequently alter domestic interests and identities, and force countries to find new institutional solutions to the problems of modern politics. Written in a style free of heavy-handed jargon and organized to address the concerns of contemporary comparativists, this textbook provides students with the conceptual tools and historical background they need to understand the politics of our complex world.
| Author | : Howard J. Wiarda |
| Publisher | : M.E. Sharpe |
| Release Date | : 1996-10-08 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780765633675 |
| Pages | : 199 pages |
Corporatism is the third great ideolgy of modern social and political organization and it is one of the main organizing concepts used in comparative political analysis. This study traces corporatism in history, analyzes its modern practice and shows the rise of corporatism in the US.
| Author | : Lichbach Mark Irving,Alan S. Zuckerman |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Release Date | : 1997-08-28 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780521586689 |
| Pages | : 321 pages |
This collection reassesses rational choice theory, culturalist analysis, and structuralist approaches to comparative politics.
| Author | : SAMIRENDRA N. RAY |
| Publisher | : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. |
| Release Date | : 1998-01-01 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9788120314887 |
| Pages | : 316 pages |
Designed primarily as an introductory textbook for graduate and senior undergraduate students offering comparative politics as a compulsory course, this finely integrated text is by far the most comprehensive, yet concise and critical analysis of the contending approaches, methods, and models and the theory-building efforts made in the second half of this century. The book provides a lucid and up-to-date presentation of the ramifications of the governmental process and political dynamics, issues and problems relating to the structure, function, process and operation of governmental and political organizations in a genuinely comparative perspective.
| Author | : John T. Ishiyama |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Release Date | : 2011-03-01 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781444342925 |
| Pages | : 264 pages |
By revealing the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, Comparative Politics shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances. Addresses the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development Reveals that democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances Applies theories and principles relating to the promotion of the development of democracy to the contemporary case studies
| Author | : Gerardo L. Munck,Associate Professor of Political Science Richard Snyder,Richard Snyder,Gabriel A. Almond |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Release Date | : 2007-07-02 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780801884641 |
| Pages | : 773 pages |
In the first collection of interviews with the most prominent scholars in comparative politics since World War II, Gerardo L. Munck and Richard Snyder trace key developments in the field during the twentieth century. Organized around a broad set of themes—intellectual formation and training; major works and ideas; the craft and tools of research; colleagues, collaborators, and students; and the past and future of comparative politics—these in-depth interviews offer unique and candid reflections that bring the research process to life and shed light on the human dimension of scholarship. Giving voice to scholars who practice their craft in different ways yet share a passion for knowledge about global politics, Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics offers a wealth of insights into contemporary debates about the state of knowledge in comparative politics and the future of the field.
| Author | : Todd Landman,Neil Robinson |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Release Date | : 2009-06-30 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1446206556 |
| Pages | : 560 pages |
'Editors Landman and Robinson have compiled an excellent tour d'horizon of comparative politics. Distinguished contributors explore theoretical and methodological issues as well as examine the critical substantive domains that animate today's comparativists. Graduate students and academics will want to keep this volume on their book shelf' - Professor Mark Irving Lichbach, University of Maryland 'The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Politics is a major new resource for scholars of comparative politics, and of political science more generally. The Handbook covers the field with admirable thoroughness, but does not sacrifice depth for breadth. The chapters are written by notable scholars who provide rich discussions of their topics, and help to move the sub-discipline forward' - B. Guy Peters, Professor, University of Pittsburgh The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Politics presents; in one volume, an authoritative overview of the theoretical, methodological and substantive elements of comparative political science. The 28 specially commissioned chapters, written by renowned comparative scholars, guide the reader through the central issues and debates, presenting a state-of-the-art guide to the past, present and possible futures of the field. The Handbook is divided into three parts. The first considers comparative methodologies and reviews the interactions between various sub-fields of comparative politics: political economy; political sociology; area studies; international relations; and institutional analysis. The second section examines nine 'classic' issues of concern to comparativists, including government formation, political behaviour and democratization. In the final section, nine new and emerging areas of comparative research are considered, such as terrorism, electoral corruption, human rights and regional integration. The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Politics is an essential resource for researchers in political science, political sociology, political economy, international relations, area studies and all other fields with a comparative political dimension.
| Author | : Judith Bara,Mark Pennington |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Release Date | : 2009-03-19 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1446241823 |
| Pages | : 344 pages |
'Bara and Pennington's edited volume successfully fills a huge void in the market for introductory textbooks to comparative politics which previously offered either descriptions of political processes and systems or overviews of the methodology of comparative analysis. By applying major political science theories to overviews of the core elements of political systems, the authors both enhance our understanding of these elements and provide readers an excellent introduction to comparative explanation' - Dr David Howarth, University of Edinburgh 'What is distinctive about this authoritative and comprehensive book on comparative politics is the way in which it is underpinned throughout by a theoretical analysis centred on a new institutionalist approach' - Professor Wyn Grant, University of Warwick 'Comparative Politics takes a fresh and original approach to the field... it examines the role of structures, rules and norms in regulating the individual and collective behaviour of political actors. Each chapter provides a critical bibliography and key questions which will be particularly useful for students approaching Comparative Politics for the first time. Altogether this is a comprehensive and useful read which I warmly recommend' - Ian Budge, Professor Emiritus Professor of Government, University of Essex 'This is a most useful book. Teachers of comparative politics often scramble around, with out-of-date textbooks and photocopies of more or less compatible articles. Here is a new book that gives an up-to-date, comprehensive and systematic introduction to the major strands of institutional thought and applies these to the major institutions, processes and policy areas. It will be a great help for many of us, academics and students alike' - Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Copenhagen This book provides a distinctive new introduction to the study of comparative politics at undergraduate level. Rich in case study material and global in coverage, Comparative Politics sets out the basic theoretical and methodological foundations for studying different political systems as well as the key structures and actors of which they are comprised. Part One explores the nature of comparative methodology and introduces students to the major theoretical paradigms that seek to explain the operation of institutions in democratic states and facilitate comparison across different political systems. Part Two examines the institutional structures of the modern state, outlining the key features such as the electoral systems and territorial and functional divisions of government across a range of modern states. Part Three analyzes the role of key actors, such as voters and parties, interest groups and social movements, the bureaucracy and the judiciary. This book will be an essential primer for students on first-year courses in comparative government and politics as well as introductory courses in political science concepts and methods. Judith Bara is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London and Research Fellow in Government, University of Essex. David S. Bell is Professor of French Government and Politics and Head of Social Studies and Law at the University of Leeds. Jocelyn Evans is Reader in Politics at the European Studies Research Institute, University of Salford. Catherine Needham is Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. Brendan O'Duffy is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. Mark Pennington is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. David Robertson is Professor of Politics, University of Oxford and Vice Principal, St Hugh's College, Oxford.
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2005 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : Mehran Kamrava |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Release Date | : 2002-11-01 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1134792506 |
| Pages | : 232 pages |
Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvinated the study of the subject. Mehran Kamrava examines current and past approaches to the study of comparative politics and proposes a new framework for analysis. This is achieved through a comparative examination of state and social institutions, the interactions that occur between them, and the poltical cultures within which they operate. The book also offers a concise and detailed synthesis of existing comparative frameworks that, up to now at least, have encountered analytical shortcomings on their own. Although analytically different in its arguments and emphasis from the current "Mainstream" genre of literature on comparative politics, the present study is a logical outgrowth of the scholarly works of the last decade or so. It will be essential reading for all students of comparative politics.
| Author | : Jan W. van Deth |
| Publisher | : Psychology Press |
| Release Date | : 1998 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780415192453 |
| Pages | : 278 pages |
This text tackles the issues involved in and explores the strategies to deal with many of the problems of establishing equivalence when conducting comparative research in politics.
| Author | : William Crotty,William J. Crotty |
| Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
| Release Date | : 1991 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780810109506 |
| Pages | : 294 pages |
In this volume, the study of legislatures has traditionally been a central preoccupation of political scientists. Legislatures provide good laboratories for testing theories and methodologies of significance in the discipline and, more broadly, for contributing to an understanding of how representative government works.