Principles of Comparative Politics

William R. Clark, Matt Golder, and Sona N. Golder's groundbreaking text, Principles of Comparative Politics, offers a view into the rich world of comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship. This groundbreaking text gives you meaningful insight into how cross-national comparison is actually conducted, and why it matters. You will learn about the enduring questions that scholars grapple with, the issues about which consensus has started to emerge, and the tools comparativists use to analyze the complex and interesting problems at the heart of the field.

The thoroughly revised Fourth Edition includes a revised chapter on culture and democracy and dictatorships, and new examples from the gender and politics literature ensure you have the most updated guide to confidently compare the diverse political systems of the world.