Comparative Government - The Politics of Elsewhere

by Austin Minter

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This text is designed for introductory comparative government and comparative politics courses, particularly those taught in condensed formats such as eight-week terms and in the online classroom. It is written for lower division undergraduates who are encountering the study of other countries’ political systems for the first time. The text condenses a larger open textbook into fewer than eight chapters, so the reading load fits a short term while still covering the core concepts and approaches

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Publisher
Lemoore College
Subjects
Social Sciences
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. About the Authors
  7. 1: Why and How We Compare
  8. 1.1: What is Comparative Politics?
  9. 1.2: Approaches to Comparative Politics
  10. 1.3: The Scientific Method and Comparative Politics
  11. 1.4: Four Approaches to Research
  12. 1.5: How We Select Cases to Compare
  13. 1.6: Chapter Review Questions
  14. 1.7: Bibliography
  15. 2: States, Regimes, and the Role of the State
  16. 2.1: Introduction to States
  17. 2.2: The Modern State and Regime Types
  18. 2.3: Case Study - North and South Korea
  19. 2.4: Chapter Review Questions
  20. 2.5: Bibliography
  21. 3: Political Institutions
  22. 3.1: Institutions within Democracy
  23. 3.2: Systems of Democracy
  24. 3.3: Legislatures
  25. 3.4: Executives
  26. 3.5: Courts
  27. 3.6: Sub-National Governments
  28. 3.7: Bureaucracy
  29. 3.8: Case Study - UK, France, and Germany
  30. 3.9: Chapter Review Questions
  31. 3.10: Bibliography
  32. 4: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Regime Change
  33. 4.1: What is Democracy?
  34. 4.2: Democratic Consolidation
  35. 4.3: What are Non-Democracies?
  36. 4.4: Strategies for Staying in Power
  37. 4.5: Varieties of Non-Democracy
  38. 4.6: Democratic Backsliding
  39. 4.7: Case Study - Hungary and Poland
  40. 4.8: Chapter Review Questions
  41. 4.9: Bibliography
  42. 5: Political Culture, Identity, and Public Opinion
  43. 5.1: Introduction to Political Identity
  44. 5.2: Culture
  45. 5.3: Race and Ethnicity
  46. 5.4: Gender
  47. 5.5: National Identity
  48. 5.6: Religious Identity
  49. 5.7: Class Identity
  50. 5.8: Political Socialization and Public Opinion
  51. 5.9: Measuring Public Opinion
  52. 5.10: Case Study - Israel and Iran
  53. 5.11: Chapter Review Questions
  54. 5.12: Bibliography
  55. 6: Contentious Politics- Movements and Violence
  56. 6.1: What is Collective Action? What are Social Movements?
  57. 6.2: Frameworks for Collective Action
  58. 6.3: A Framework for Explaining Social Movements
  59. 6.4: What is Political Violence?
  60. 6.5: State-Sponsored Political Violence
  61. 6.6: Non-State Political Violence
  62. 6.7: Post-Conflict Strategies
  63. 6.8: Case Study - South Africa and Northern Ireland
  64. 6.9: Chapter Review Questions
  65. 6.10: Bibliography
  66. 7: Political Economy and Global Challenges
  67. 7.1: What is Political Economy?
  68. 7.2: Political Economic Systems
  69. 7.3: Contemporary Drivers of Global Inequality
  70. 7.4: Understanding the Tragedy of the Commons
  71. 7.5: Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
  72. 7.6: Globalization
  73. 7.7: Case Study - Germany and China
  74. 7.8: Chapter Review Questions
  75. 7.9: Bibliography
  76. Back Matter
  77. List of Key Terms
  78. Detailed Licensing
  79. Index
  80. Glossary
  81. Instructor Resources