Stephen Walter Orvis, Carol Ann Drogus

Introducing Comparative Politics

Concepts and Cases in Context

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Produktbeschreibung

Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics, the Sixth Edition of Introducing Comparative Politics: Concepts and Cases in Context by Stephen Orvis and Carol Ann Drogus integrates a set of extended case studies that vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context for 11 countries. Also available in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Learn more about 978-1-0719-1466-3, Introducing Comparative Politics - Vantage Learning Platform, Sixth Edition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications
• 6th edition
• Seitenzahl: 700
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 1163g
• ISBN-13: 9781071928585
• ISBN-10: 1071928589
• Artikelnr.: 69553153

Autorenporträt

Stephen Orvis is Professor of Government at Hamilton College. He is a specialist on sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya in particular), identity politics, democratic transitions, and the political economy of development. He has been teaching introduction to comparative politics for more than twenty-five years, as well as courses on African politics, nationalism and the politics of identity, political economy of development, and weak states. He has written a book and articles on agricultural development in Kenya, as well as several articles on civil society in Africa and Kenya, and is currently doing research on political institutions in Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: A Framework For Understanding Comparative Politics
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Modern State
Chapter 3: States, Citizens, And Regimes
Chapter 4: States And Identity
Part II: Political Systems And How They Work
Chapter 5: Governing Institutions In Democracies
Chapter 6: Institutions Of Participation And Representation In Democracies
Chapter 7: Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, And
Revolution
Chapter 8: Authoritarian Institutions
Chapter 9: Regime Change
Part III: Political Economy And Policy
Chapter 10: Political Economy Of Wealth
Chapter 11: Political Economy Of Development
Chapter 12: Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, And The
Environment