
Comparative Government and Politics
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
12th Edition
Published on 24. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-350-93254-8 (ISBN)
Description
Offering a comprehensive introduction to the comparison of governments and political systems, this new edition helps students to understand not just the institutions and political cultures of their own countries but also those of a wide range of democracies and authoritarian regimes from around the world.
This new edition offers:
-A revised structure to aid navigation and understanding
-New learning features, 'Using Theory' and 'Exploring Problems', designed to help students think comparatively
-Empirical global examples, with increased coverage of non-Western scholarship and analyses
-Coverage of important contemporary topics including: minorities; LGBTQ+ issues; identity politics; women in politics; political trust; populism; Covid-19.
Featuring a wide range of engaging learning features, this book is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Comparative Politics, Comparative Government, Introduction to Politics and Introduction to Political Science.
This new edition offers:
-A revised structure to aid navigation and understanding
-New learning features, 'Using Theory' and 'Exploring Problems', designed to help students think comparatively
-Empirical global examples, with increased coverage of non-Western scholarship and analyses
-Coverage of important contemporary topics including: minorities; LGBTQ+ issues; identity politics; women in politics; political trust; populism; Covid-19.
Featuring a wide range of engaging learning features, this book is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Comparative Politics, Comparative Government, Introduction to Politics and Introduction to Political Science.
Reviews / Votes
This is a truly wonderful introduction to Comparative Politics. Not only does it cover a comprehensive range of complex topics in a very approachable and accessible way but, better still, it is full of examples from all regions of the world. I wish I had had this book when I was an undergraduate student. * Raul Gomez, University of Liverpool, UK * Comprehensive and clearly-written, this text provides a solid grounding in the comparative method complemented by timely real-world examples of the ways in which comparative politics can be applied, thereby helping students to make sense of complex and confusing events in the world today. * Jennifer White, University of Georgia, USA * This new edition to a classic of the discipline provides fresh new context for how the key theories of comparative politics still matter for understanding the world around us. The wealth of evidence included will inspire students to research topics of their own interest and the narrative offers a great one-stop shop for instructors looking to efficiently deliver their course. * William Daniel, University of Nottingham, UK *More details
Series
Edition
12th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
14 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-93254-8 (9781350932548)
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John McCormick | Martin Harrop | Rod Hague
Comparative Government and Politics
E-Book
04/2022
12th Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€38.49
Available for download

John McCormick | Martin Harrop | Rod Hague
Comparative Government and Politics
E-Book
04/2022
12th Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€38.49
Available for download
Persons
John McCormick is Professor of Political Science, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA, and is author of a number of Red Globe Press's bestselling books in politics, including Cases in Comparative Government and Politics, Introduction to Global Studies, Understanding the European Union and European Union Politics.
Author
Indiana University, USA
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Wylam, UK
Content
Part 1: Principles
1. Government and politics
2. Making comparisons
3. States and nations
4. Political culture
5. Democratic rule
6. Authoritarian rule
Part 2: Institutions
7. Constitutions and courts
8. Executives
9. Legislatures
10. Bureaucracies
11. Sub-national government
12. The Media
Part 3: Processes
13. Political participation
14. Elections
15. Political parties
16: Interest groups
17: Public policy
18: Political economy
1. Government and politics
2. Making comparisons
3. States and nations
4. Political culture
5. Democratic rule
6. Authoritarian rule
Part 2: Institutions
7. Constitutions and courts
8. Executives
9. Legislatures
10. Bureaucracies
11. Sub-national government
12. The Media
Part 3: Processes
13. Political participation
14. Elections
15. Political parties
16: Interest groups
17: Public policy
18: Political economy