Comparative Politics - Tapa blanda

An extraordinarily ambitious book by an impressive roster of accomplished authors. They cover, in an authoritative way, a range of important topics in comparative politics. There is sufficient material here to please teachers of many different types of course. (Michael J. Laver, New York University)

This user-friendly textbook strikes an unmatched balance between analytics and empirics, methods and theories, structures, institutions, and actors. Simply the best textbook on comparative politics. (Stefano Bartolini, European University Institute)

With greater geographical coverage, top-class contributors, and detailed online resources, this new edition of Comparative Politics is a key text for any comparative politics course. (Ian McAllister, Australian National University)

The third edition of Comparative Politics updates the text throughout with particular reference to Arab Spring and its aftermath, the financial and economic crises, and right-wing populism. This makes it even more essential than it was for teachers, students, and analysts alike. I warmly commend it to them. (Ian Budge, University of Essex)

Comparative Politics provides an exciting and authoritative introduction to one of the most important fields of political science. International experts offer a range of perspectives, and explore the methods and theories of comparative politics as well as the structures and institutions, actors, processes, and policies at the heart of political systems around the world. Alongside explanation of the most important themes, students are presented with a wealth of empirical data to demonstrate similarities and differences in practice, and to encourage research. Excellent pedagogy supports students, with key points, questions, and boxes facilitating understanding, and further reading guides and web links encouraging students to take their interest in comparative politics beyond the textbook. This new edition takes account of the latest developments in the wake of democratic uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, and sees a much stronger emphasis on the financial crisis, paying particular attention to state finances, and stressing the effects of the crisis on political attitudes and forms of participation.

The third edition of this successful textbook is also supported by an innovative Online Resource Centre with the following features for students and lecturers:

Student Resources:

Comparative data sets for over 200 countries - files can be used for empirical analysis, essay writing and lab exercises
Web directory of data archives
Review questions and exercises
Flashcard glossary
Country profiles

Instructor Resources:

PowerPoint slides
Test bank
Figures and tables from the book