Comparative Politics provides an exciting and authoritative introduction to one of the most important fields of political science. International experts explore the methods and theories of comparative politics as well as the 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. By focusing on industrial and developing countries, together with political bodies and systems above and below the level of the nation state, Comparative Politics provides a fully comprehensive and up-to-date account of the discipline.

The second edition of this successful textbook is also supported by an innovative Online Resource Centre

• Covers all the core areas of comparative politics, allowing the book to be used on a variety of modules.
• Expert contributors provide a diverse range of perspectives to offer students a full and sophisticated account of the subject.
• A whole section is devoted to theories and methods to help students develop a conceptual understanding of comparative politics.
• Empirical data and examples from both developing regions and advanced industrial countries are included throughout the book.
• Student learning is aided by excellent learning features within the text and a wealth of additional resources provided on the accompanying Online Resource Centre.

New to this edition

• The second edition has been fully updated and features more in depth coverage of national identity, nation building and nationalism, democratization, constitutional principles, and party positioning.
• Chapter 14: 'Interest associations' has been expanded to include trade unions and networks of decision making.
• In light of the global financial crisis concepts of deglobalization and economic nationalism are newly examined in chapter 24: 'Globalization and the nation state'.

Edited by Daniele Caramani, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of St Gallen, Switzerland

Contributors:
Klaus von Beyme, University of Heidelberg
James Bickerton, St. Francis Xavier University
Paul Brooker, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Peter Burnell, University of Warwick
Daniele Caramani, University of St. Gallen
Larry Diamond, Stanford University
Roland Erne, University College Dublin
Alain G. Gagnon, Universite du Quebec a Montreal
Michael Gallagher, Trinity College, University of Dublin
Jorgen Goul Andersen, Aalborg University
Simon Hix, London School of Economics
Ronald Inglehart, Michigan University
Richard S. Katz, John Hopkins University
Hans Keman, Free University of Amsterdam
Kees van Kersbergen, University of Aarhus
Herbert Kitschelt, Duke University
Christoph Knill, University of Konstanz
Amie Kreppel, University of Florida
Hanspeter Kriesi, University of Zurich
John Loughlin, Cardiff University
Philip Manow, University of Heidelberg
Wolfgang C. Mueller, University of Vienna
Pippa Norris, Harvard University
B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh
Gianfranco Poggi, University of Trento
Philipp Rehm, Ohio State University
Georg Sorensen, Aarhus University
Alec Stone Sweet, Yale University
Jale Tosun, University of Konstanz
Christian Welzel, Leuphana University

The following resources are available for lecturers using Comparative Politics: Second Edition

• Figures, tables and boxes from the textbook
• PowerPoint presentations
• Testbank

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Online Resource Centre

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
Country comparator
Review questions and exercises
Flashcard glossary
Country profiles