Cases in Comparative Politics is the best-selling case book for the course because it uses a consistent framework to illustrate major concepts in comparative politics. Featuring coverage of the 13 most-taught countries, Cases combines foundational knowledge with the most ruthlessly up-to-date coverage to foster easier comparison across countries.
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The most contemporary, easy-to-use case book.
CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK ENCOURAGES COMPARISON Each of the 13 country studies follows the same framework and focuses on geography and demographics, history, regimes, conflicts, society, political economy and foreign relations. Pedagogy in each chapter highlights opportunities for cross-country analysis, making it easy for students to use the cases to make their own comparisons. ANALYSES GLOBAL TRENDS IN POLITICS TODAY The resurgence of authoritarianism, the spread of populism and democracy in retreat: these global trends drive headlines today. New coverage of these movements throughout the text give students clear definitions and numerous examples so they can learn to recognise these concepts in action and understand how they are influencing governments and their actions. A FLEXIBLE AND AFFORDABLE WAY TO TEACH YOUR COURSE The O’Neil comparative politics family lets you select the resources you need to teach the course you want. Featuring a brief conceptual text that lays out the core ideas in comparative politics, a complete casebook with 13 country studies and a comprehensive reader of primary and secondary sources, the family of titles offers instructors the chance to build a package that meets the goals of their course without asking students to pay too much.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780393422931
Publisert
2020-12-01
Utgave
7. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Ww Norton & Co
Vekt
1125 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
173 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
928

Biographical note

Patrick H. O’Neil is Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University. Professor O’Neil’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of authoritarianism and democratization. His past research focused on eastern Europe, and his current research deals with the Middle East, particularly Iran. His publications include Revolution from Within: The Hungarian Socialist Worker’s Party “Reform Circles” and the Collapse of Communism and Communicating Democracy: The Media and Political Transitions (editor). Karl Fields is distinguished professor of politics and government and former director of Asian studies at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He has a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Fields’s teaching and research interests focus on various topics of East Asian political economy, including government-business relations, economic reform, and regional integration. His publications include Enterprise and the State of Korea and Taiwan. Don Share is professor emeritus of politics and government at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He has a PhD in political science from Stanford University. He has taught comparative politics and Latin American politics, and has published widely on democratization and Spanish politics. His books include The Making of Spanish Democracy and Dilemmas of Social Democracy.