Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases, 4th Edition, offers an engaging and accessible introduction to the field, equipping students with essential methodological tools to tackle the profound questions within comparative politics. The authors seamlessly introduce methods early in the textbook and consistently weave them throughout with “Thinking Comparatively” features, nurturing a systematic approach to the subject.
This innovative work presents a hybrid format that combines the strengths of both thematic and country-specific approaches. It features sixteen succinct thematic chapters centered around the field’s most pressing questions, followed by a dedicated section at the end of the book that provides in-depth profiles and case studies of twelve distinct countries. Among the pivotal questions explored in these thematic chapters are: “Why do countries adopt different institutions and forms of government? What factors contribute to the success or failure of social revolutions? What leads certain societies to experience terrorism while others remain unaffected?”
Each chapter enriches the discussion with standalone country case studies labeled “Case in Context,” which enhance the narrative, provoke critical thinking, and direct students toward comprehensive discussions found in the book’s country profiles section.
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