Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller, Principles of Comparative
Politics, Third Edition! Foundations of Comparative Politics presents
a scientific approach to the rich world of comparative inquiry,
research, and scholarship, providing students a guide to
cross-national comparison and why it matters to them. This condensed,
more accessible format introduces students to the key questions in
comparative politics, using brief insights from tools such as
decision, social choice, and game theory to help them understand
clearly why some explanations for political phenomena are stronger
than others. Foundations concentrates on describing the core features
of regimes and institutions and on analyzing how these fundamental
attributes drive variation in the economic and political outcomes we
care about most. This approach more closely replicates what
comparative scholars do: constructing and testing theories on
political phenomena over basic memorization of country-specific
facts—to explain, rather than describe. Illustrated with current
examples that show the application of theory, students gain invaluable
real-world skills in critical thinking and empirical analysis that
they will carry with them long after the course is over. Give your
students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment
featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review,
study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students
on the cutting edge of teaching and learning.
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ISBN
9781506360720
Publisert
2018
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Vendor
CQ Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok