This is a first-class textbook on comparative politics, which introduces the key topics in the field in an accessible way, thereby connecting political science "classics", recent research, and actual politics.

Autorentext

Daniele Caramani is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Zurich. He is the author of The Nationalization of Politics (Cambridge University Press 2004)-awarded the Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences-and The Europeanization of Politics (Cambridge University Press 2015) as well as of Introduction to the Comparative Method with Boolean Algebra (Sage, 'Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences' 2009) and the handbook and CD-ROM Elections in Western Europe since 1815 (Palgrave 2000). He is co-director of the Constituency-Level Data Archive (CLEA) which received the APSA 'Dataset Award'.

Klappentext

With unparalleled empirical material, this is the most comprehensive introduction to comparative politics written by leading experts in the field.

Inhalt

• 0: Daniele Caramani: Introduction to Comparative Politics
• Section I: Theories and Methods
• 1: Bo Rothstein: The Relevance of Comparative Politics
• 2: B. Guy Peters: Approaches in Comparative Politic
• 3: Paul Pennings: Comparative Research Methods
• Section II: The Historical Context
• 4: Atsuko Ichijo: The Nation-State and Multicultural Citizenship
• 5: Aníbal Pérez-Liñán: Democracies
• 6: Natasha Lindstaedt: Authoritarian Regimes
• Section III: Structures and Institutions
• 7: Amie Kreppel: Legislatures
• 8: Wolfgang C Müller: Governments and Cabinets
• 9: Alec Stone Sweet: Constitutions, Rights, and Judicial Power
• 10: Nicole Curato: Democratic Innovations
• 11: Orit Kedar: Elections and Representation
• 12: iesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, and Arjan H. Schakel: Multilevel Governance
• Section IV: Actors and Processes
• 13: Richard S. Katz: Political Parties
• 14: Daniele Caramani: Party Systems
• 15: Roland Erne: Interest Groups
• 16: Dieter Rucht: Social Movements
• 17: Christian Welzel and Ronald Inglehart: Political Culture
• 18: Herbert Kitschelt and Philipp Rehm: Political Participation
• 19: Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch: Political Communication
• Section V: Public Policies
• 20: Christoph Knill and Jale Tosun: Policy Making
• 21: Kees van Kersbergen and Philip Manow: The Welfare State
• 22: Jane Gingrich: The Impact of Public Policies
• Section VI: Beyond the Nation-State
• 23: Simon Hix: The EU as a New Political System
• 24: Georg Sørensen: Globalization and the Nation-State
• 25: Julia Leininger and Solveig Richter: Promoting and Protecting Democracy