New Approaches to Comparative Politics Insights from Political Theory

by Holmes, Jennifer S.; Bowman, Kirk; Browers, Michaelle; Davies, Ann; Eudaily, Seán Patrick; Kahn, Robert A.; Peeler, John; Smith, Zeric Kay, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780739104620
• ISBN10: 0739104624
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The field of comparative politics traditionally has been divided into two camps: on the one hand, quantitatively driven work on a broad scale; on the other, more qualitative area studies. This edited collection promotes a new approach to comparative politics: theoretically informed comparative analysis. The contributors' essays are innovative in their interweaving of case studies of the political situations in particular regions (from the United States to Colombia to Mali) with the project of political theorizing.

Author Biography

Jennifer S. Holmes is Assistant Professor of Government, Politics, and Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas, School of Social Sciences

Table of Contents

Introduction: Comparative Politics with Political Theory	1	(6)
Jennifer S. Holmes
The Reconciliation of Political Theory and Comparative Politics	7	(16)
Michaelle Browers
Modernity and the State: Enlightenment, Liberalism, and Political Development in the United States	23	(16)
Ann Davies
Relationships between Poverty Reduction Approaches and Donor Support for Democracy: The Case of Mali	39	(26)
Zeric Kay Smith
Citizenship and Difference in Latin American Indigenous Politics: Democratic Theory and Comparative Politics	65	(18)
John Peeler
Plan Colombia, Violence, and Citizen Support in Colombia	83	(28)
Jennifer S. Holmes
The Kantian Peace through a Radical Theoretic Lens	111	(14)
Kirk Bowman
Sean Patrick Eudaily
Imagining Legal Fairness: A Comparative Perspective	125	(16)
Robert A. Kahn
Conclusion: Bridging the Disciplinary Divide	141	(8)
Jennifer S. Holmes
Selected Bibliography	149	(14)
Index	163	(4)
About the Editor and Contributors	167