Comparative Politics : An Introduction to Political Science and Politics Around the World

by Sodaro, Michael J.; Brown, Nathan J.

• ISBN13: 9780697308092
• ISBN10: 069730809X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Table of Contents

Part I Comparative Politics: An Overview

Chapter One Comparative Politics: What is it? Why Study It?

Chapter Two Major Topics of Comparative Politics

Chapter Three Critical Thinking about Politics The Logic of Political Science

Chapter Four Critical thinking About Politics Hypothesis Testing

Chapter Five Power

Chapter Six The State and Its Institutions

Chapter Seven Nation-States, Nationalism and Supranationalism

Chapter Eight Democracy: What is it?

Chapter Nine Democracy: How does it work? State Institution -- Electoral Systems

Chapter Ten Conditions for Democracy and Democratization

Chapter Eleven People and Politics Voters – Parties – Interest Groups – Dissidence – Revolution

Chapter Twelve Political Culture and Political Psychology

Chapter Thirteen Ideology

Chapter Fourteen Political Economy Lassiez-Faire – Central Planning – Mixed Economies – Welfare States

Chapter Fifteen Developing Countries

Part II Comparative Politics: Case Studies

Chapter Sixteen The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandChapter Seventeen FranceChapter Eighteen GermanyChapter Nineteen JapanChapter Twenty IsraelChapter Twenty-One RussiaChapter Twenty-Two ChinaChapter Twenty-Three Mexico and BrazilChapter Twenty-Four Nigeria and South Africa