Comparative Politics

Approaches and Issues

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av Howard J. Wiarda, University of Georgia (late) Wiarda, Howard J.

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Beginning with an introduction to the field of comparative politics, this clear and complete text moves on to explore new, innovative directions in the field. Leading scholar Howard J. Wiarda explores its main approaches, including political development, political culture, dependency theory, corporatism, indigenous theories of change, state-society relations, rational choice, and the new institutionalism. Wiarda addresses many hot issues in the field: Can democracy and human rights be transplanted from one culture to another? Is civil society exportable? What works in the effort to develop the poorer nations and what doesn't? Where are we headed with such frontier research issues as comparative environmental policy, women's rights, and gay rights? The book concludes with a stimulating discussion of whether the great systems debates of the past (socialism vs. capitalism, democracy vs. authoritarianism) are now over and points to some of the next important study and research frontiers. Students, professors, and general readers will all find Comparative Politics current, provocative, and well written—a truly balanced overview.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-12-28
Mått155 x 239 x 27 mm
Vikt572 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor306
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742530355

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Part I: The Field of Comparative PoliticsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: New Directions in Comparative PoliticsPart II: Approaches to the FieldChapter 3: Political DevelopmentChapter 4: Political Culture and Comparative PoliticsChapter 5: Corporatism and Comparative PoliticsChapter 6: Indigenous Theories of ChangeChapter 7: Political Development Revisited—and Its AlternativesPart III: Hot IssuesChapter 8: Comparative Democracy and DemocratizationChapter 9: Is Civil Society Exportable?Chapter 10: The Developing Nations: What Works in Development—and What Doesn'tChapter 11: Frontiers of Research in Comparative PoliticsPart IV: Comparative Politics: Toward New FrontiersChapter 12: The End of the Great Systems Debate? Implications for Comparative PoliticsConclusion

Howard Wiarda is without question one of the leading experts in the field of comparative politics. With this book he presents the issues and debates that are at the core of comparative politics. In his usual straightforward and occasionally provocative manner, Wiarda challenges the reader to think through many of the questions about governing in today's world. From the problems with democratization in the less developed world to some of the new directions of study such as environmentalism and gay rights, Wiarda is always at the cutting edge. This is an essential text that students of comparative politics should have on their reading list.