Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global OrderJeffrey Kopstein, Mark Lichbach Now in its third edition, this unique textbook remains a favourite for introductory undergraduate courses in comparative politics. It features twelve 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 and regions. 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. This third edition introduces completely new chapters on the European Union, France, and Nigeria. |
Contents
Contents | |
WhatIs Comparative Politics? | |
Comparative Politicsand Developmental Paths | |
Developmental Paths to the Modern World | |
Global Context Nations andStates Globalization and Heterogeneities | |
Early Developers Middle Developers and Late Developers | |
Conclusion | |
Britain | |
China | |
Totalitarianism | |
STOP AND COMPARE | |
PART FOUR EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPERS Nine Mexico | |
The Crisis of Corporatism during the Late Twentieth Century | |
Competitive Democracyin TwentyFirstCentury Mexico | |
KEY PHASES IN IRANS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT | |
KEY PHASES INMEXICOS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
Nazism in Power 19331945 | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
IMPORTANT TERMS | |
The Medieval Origins of the French State | |
Democratic Consolidation or Lack | |
STOP AND COMPARE | |
Democracy and Competitive Capitalism 19191933 | |
Occupation 19451949 Division 19491990 and Unification | |
The Rise of NewLabour Blair attheHelm Conclusion | |
KEY PHASESIN GERMANYSPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENT | |
Japan asaMilitary Power and a Colonial Force | |
Opposition tothe Conservative Agenda The Politics of Reform Economic Reform | |
France | |
Seven Russia | |
Russia | |
InterestsIdentities and Institutions in Postcommunist Russia | |
Populism Patronage Politics andthe Emergency Indias MixedStrategy of Economic Development 19501984 India Shining? Institutional Dynamics R... | |
STUDY QUESTIONS | |
India 11 Iran | |
Resurrection ofthePahlavi State 19541963 | |
South Africa | |
Contemporary Political Identities Contemporary Political Interests | |
The European Union | |
Consolidating Democracy? | |
Future Challenges | |
KEY PHASES INTHE EUROPEAN UNIONS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT | |
Nigeria | |
Elections and Nigerian Politics in the TwentyFirst | |
KEY PHASESINNIGERIAS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
STOP AND COMPARE | |
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