Comparative Government and Politics

Höfundar: John McCormick; Rod Hague; Martin Harrop (Útgáfa: 13)
Comparative Government and Politics

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What are the markers of authoritarian and democratic states – and all those that fall somewhere in-between? How do principles, institutions and political processes differ from state to state? And what can we learn from political comparison on a global scale? Comparative Government and Politics offers a compelling and accessible introduction to the subject. This book will help you to understand the wide range of institutions and political cultures across the world, including: the common essential elements and levers of a state, how democratic and authoritarian regimes operate internally and on the global stage, and the relationship between a population and a polity.

An essential text for courses on Comparative Politics, Comparative Government, Introduction to Politics and Introduction to Political Science. This Thirteenth Edition includes: · An increased focus on themes of democratic reversal and declining trust · Coverage of contemporary topics with new and extended coverage of LGBTQ+ issues, identity politics and populism · New and updated country spotlights, reflecting the changing state of democracy across the world · An accessible design for students of all levels, with maps, diagrams and tables, discussion questions and further reading suggestions · A companion website with features to support continued learning: bloomsbury.

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Útgefandi
Bloomsbury UK
ISBN
9781350443907
Print ISBN
9781350443921
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
13
Höfundar
John McCormick; Rod Hague; Martin Harrop
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2025-01-11
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
10

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Praise For The Previous Edition
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Detailed Contents
  • Illustrations and Features
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • Changes to the Thirteenth Edition
  • Guide to Learning Features
  • Guide to Spotlight Features
  • Online Resources
  • PART 1: PRINCIPLES
  • 1 Government and politics
  • Understanding government and politics
  • Why do we compare?
  • Government and governance
  • Politics, power, and authority
  • Regimes and political systems
  • 2 Making comparisons
  • Understanding comparison
  • Origins and evolution
  • Choosing cases
  • Choosing methods
  • The challenges of comparison
  • 3 States and nations
  • Understanding states
  • Origins and evolution
  • The diversity of states
  • Understanding nations
  • The future of the state
  • 4 Democratic rule
  • Understanding democratic rule
  • Democratic regime types
  • Origins and evolution
  • Forms of democratic rule
  • Democracies and rights
  • The future of democratic rule
  • 5 Authoritarian rule
  • Understanding authoritarian rule
  • Authoritarian regime types
  • Origins and evolution
  • Forms of authoritarian rule
  • The political impact of corruption
  • The future of authoritarian rule
  • 6 Political culture
  • Understanding political culture
  • Elite culture and identity politics
  • From The Civic Culture to populism
  • Political trust
  • Political culture in authoritarian regimes
  • PART 2: INSTITUTIONS
  • 7 Constitutions and courts
  • Understanding constitutions
  • Origins and evolution
  • The role of courts
  • The role of the judiciary
  • Constitutions and courts in authoritarian regimes
  • 8 Executives
  • Understanding executives
  • Presidential executives
  • Parliamentary executives
  • Semi-presidential executives
  • Executives in authoritarian regimes
  • 9 Legislatures
  • Understanding legislatures
  • Origins and evolution
  • The roles of legislatures
  • Representatives and their work
  • Legislatures in authoritarian regimes
  • 10 Bureaucracies
  • Understanding bureaucracies
  • Origins and evolution
  • How bureaucracies are organized
  • How bureaucrats are recruited
  • Bureaucracies in authoritarian regimes
  • 11 Sub-national government
  • Understanding sub-national government
  • Unitary systems
  • Federal systems
  • Local government
  • Sub-national government in authoritarian regimes
  • 12 The media
  • Understanding the media
  • Origins and evolution
  • Comparing media freedom
  • Social media and the post-truth world
  • The media in authoritarian regimes
  • PART 3: PROCESSES
  • 13 Political participation
  • Understanding political participation
  • Patterns of participation
  • Voting
  • Public opinion
  • Political participation in authoritarian regimes
  • 14 Elections
  • Understanding elections
  • Legislative elections
  • Executive elections
  • Referendums and initiatives
  • Voter turnout
  • Elections in authoritarian regimes
  • 15 Political parties
  • Understanding political parties
  • Origins and evolution
  • Party systems
  • Party organization
  • Political parties in authoritarian regimes
  • 16 Interest groups
  • Understanding interest groups
  • Origins and evolution
  • Types and methods
  • The dynamics of interest groups
  • Interest groups in authoritarian regimes
  • 17 Public policy
  • Understanding public policy
  • Models of the policy process
  • Comparing policy styles
  • Policy diffusion and convergence
  • Public policy in authoritarian regimes
  • 18 Political economy
  • Understanding political economy
  • Origins and evolution
  • Comparative political economy
  • The welfare state
  • Political economy in authoritarian regimes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • eCopyright