Introducing Comparative Politics: Concepts and Cases in Context

Author:   Stephen Walter Orvis ,  Carol Ann Drogus
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   6th Revised edition
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9781071875506


Pages:   680
Publication Date:   14 April 2024
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Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics-who rules? what explains political behavior? where and why?-Introducing Comparative Politics integrates a set of extended case studies of 11 countries that vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context. The cases are placed within the chapters where they make the most sense -not separated from the theory or in a separate volume-helping students make connections between theory and practice earlier in the semester and giving them a more holistic view of comparative politics.

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Author:   Stephen Walter Orvis ,  Carol Ann Drogus
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   CQ Press
Edition:   6th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781071875506


ISBN 10:   1071875507
Pages:   680
Publication Date:   14 April 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part I: A Framework For Understanding Comparative Politics Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Modern State Chapter 3: States, Citizens, And Regimes Chapter 4: States And Identity Part II: Political Systems And How They Work Chapter 5: Governing Institutions In Democracies Chapter 6: Institutions Of Participation And Representation In Democracies Chapter 7: Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, And Revolution Chapter 8: Authoritarian Institutions Chapter 9: Regime Change Part III: Political Economy And Policy Chapter 10: Political Economy Of Wealth Chapter 11: Political Economy Of Development Chapter 12: Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, And The Environment

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A solid textbook on the major topics in comparative politics that integrates case studies, most of which are recurring, in each chapter. -- Lillian Frost A theoretically-motivated but approachable introduction to comparative politics. -- Agatha Skierkowski Hultquist


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Stephen Orvis is Professor of Government at Hamilton College. He is a specialist on sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya in particular), identity politics, democratic transitions, and the political economy of development. He has been teaching introduction to comparative politics for more than twenty-five years, as well as courses on African politics, nationalism and the politics of identity, political economy of development, and weak states. He has written a book and articles on agricultural development in Kenya, as well as several articles on civil society in Africa and Kenya and is currently doing research on political institutions in Africa. Carol Ann Drogus is a retired Professor of Government at Hamilton College. She is a specialist on Brazil, religion, and women’s political participation. She taught introduction to comparative politics for more than twenty years, as well as courses on Latin American politics, gender and politics, and women in Latin America. She has written two books and numerous articles on the political participation of women in religious movements in Brazil.

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