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This guide will help you complete your POL S 102 assignment called "Research Project Comparative Politics:What to do". If you have any questions about what you need to do, deadlines, or grading, contact your instructor directly.
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Part of this assignment include:
- Researching Countries and Their Institutions
- Finding Key Variables and Indicators
- Finding Peer-Reviewed and Other Academic Sources
Books and Articles on Researching Comparative Politics
Comparative politics : principles of democracy and democratization by Ishiyama, John T., 1960-
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ISBN: 9781412919760
Publication Date: 2009
This volume aims to reveal the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, Comparative Politics shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances. Chapters include: 1 Introduction: Comparative Politics and Democracy. 2 Democracy and Democratization in Historical Perspective. 3 Economics and Political Development. 4 Political Culture and Ethnopolitics. 5 Social Structure and Politics. 6 Democratization and the Global Environment. 7 Electoral Systems. 8 Legislatures and Executives. 9 Comparative Judicial Politics and the Territorial Arrangement of the Political System. 10 Conclusion: Principles in Application. Index.
Comparative democratic politics : a guide to contemporary theory and research by Keman, Hans.
Call Number: Read ebook online
ISBN: 9781412919760
Publication Date: 2009
This volume brings together a team of renowned international scholars to provide a comprehensive review of theory and research in this essential area of comparative study. Chapters include: Pt. 1. The comparative approach to democracy -- Comparative approach to democracy / Hans Keman -- Development of the study of comparative politics / Hans Daalder -- Comparing democracies: theories and evidence / Hans Keman -- Pt. 2. Parties and government in democracies -- Comparative government and democracy / Ian Budge, Richard Hofferbert, Hans Keman, Michael McDonald, Paul Pennings -- Voters, elections and ideology in European democracies / Paul Pennings -- In the aggregate: mass electoral behaviour in Western Europe, 1950-2000 / Peter Mair -- Pt. 3. Democratic institutions and political action -- Interest intermediation: the cases of consociational democracy and corporatism / Klaus Armingeon -- Impact of political parties, constitutional structures and veto players on public policy / Manfred G. Schmidt -- Comparative politics and the welfare state / Kees van Kersbergen and Uwe Becker -- Pt. 4. The political performance of democracies -- Policy performance in the democratic state: an emergent field of study / Francis G. Castles -- Democratic performance: are there institutional effects? / Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson -- Democratic institutions, governance and political performance / Hans Keman with the collaboration of Malika Ait Mallouk.
Comparative politics (Online)
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Comparative Politics is an international journal that publishes scholarly articles devoted to the comparative analysis of political institutions and behavior. It was founded in 1968 to further the development of comparative political theory and the application of comparative theoretical analysis to the empirical investigation of political issues.
The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Politics
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ISBN: 9781412919760
Publication Date: 2009
The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Politics presents; in one volume, an authoritative overview of the theoretical, methodological and substantive elements of comparative political science. The 28 specially commissioned chapters, written by renowned comparative scholars, guide the reader through the central issues and debates, presenting a state-of-the-art guide to the past, present and possible futures of the field.
Cases in Comparative Politics, 6th Edition
Call Number: 320.3 O58c, 2018 at Verdugo Library
ISBN: 9780393624595
Publication Date: 2018
This is the best-selling casebook for comparative politics because it provides up-to-date coverage of the 13 most-taught countries-those that best illustrate key concepts. And because of its unique structure-consistently applied in each case-it fosters easier comparison across countries.
Essentials of Comparative Politics by O'Neil, Patrick H.
Call Number: 320.3 O58c, 2018 at Verdugo Library
ISBN: 9780393624595
Publication Date: 2018
This book investigates the central ideas and questions that make up the field of comparative politics (the study of domestic politics around the world). Chapters include: 1. Introduction -- 2. States -- 3. Nations and Society -- 4. Political Economy -- 5. Democratic Regimes -- 6. Nondemocratic Regimes -- 7. Political Violence -- 8. Developed Democracies -- 9. Communism and Postcommunism -- 10. Developing Countries -- 11. Globalization and the future of Comparative Politics -- Notes -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index.