Principles of Comparative Politics (3rd Edition)
Principles of Comparative Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship. In this thoroughly revised Third Edition, students are provided with an even better guide to cross-national comparison and why it matters in the modern world. The text retains its focus on the enduring questions with which scholars grapple, the issues about which consensus has started to emerge, and the analytical tools comparativists use to address the complex problems in the field.
Key Features and Updates
- Authoritarian Rule: A thoroughly revised chapter on dictatorships that incorporates a discussion of the two fundamental problems of authoritarian rule: power-sharing and control.
- Culture and Modernization: An updated chapter on culture and democracy featuring an extensive examination of cultural modernization theory and survey methods for addressing sensitive topics.
- Electoral and Representative Systems: New sections on issues related to electoral integrity and an expanded assessment of different forms of political representation.
- Methodological Clarity: A new, intuitive approach to statistical analyses that provides clearer explanations on how to interpret regression results.
- Global Perspectives: Integration of gender and politics literature across various chapters, along with updated empirical examples and data on diverse institutions.
- Enhanced Learning: Streamlined chapters to focus on key topics and expanded “Problems” sections at the end of each chapter to reinforce critical thinking.
Book Metadata
- Author: William Roberts Clark
- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Publisher: CQ Press
- Publication Date: March 28, 2017
- ISBN-10: 1506318126
- ISBN-13: 978-1506318127