With unparalleled empirical material, this is the most
comprehensive introduction to comparative politics written by the
leading experts in the field who bring together a diverse and
informed international perspective on comparative politics. Six new
authors join the team for the sixth edition, bringing fresh ideas
and insights to the comparative analysis the book provides. The new
edition has been brought fully up to date with coverage of the
Covid-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and challenges to
the global international order. A new chapter on the Nation-State
and multicultural citizenship focuses on identity, community,
ethnicity, migration, and regions. In addition to this, a new
chapter 11, 'Direct Democracy', provides cutting-edge analysis of
referendums, citizen assemblies, and other forms of democratic
innovations. Additional analysis of gender equality, poverty, and
climate change is provided from a global perspective in the new
chapter 22, which examines the impact of public policies. And
finally, a new chapter 25, 'Promoting and Protecting Democracy',
draws on the latest developments, such as global shifts towards
authoritarian regimes and autocracy, and international relations
perspectives, to present a clear overview of democracy promotion.
An unrivalled amount of empirical material in the text illustrates
the key similarities and differences across political systems. The
wealth of empirical data also encourages students to go beyond the
'what' of comparison to the 'how'. Combining cutting edge treatment
of theories and truly global geographical coverage, this exciting
textbook is essential reading for all comparative politics
students. The sixth edition includes a wealth of embedded digital
resources, which are accessible through the enhanced e-book. These
include: - Multiple-choice questions for every section, designed to
reinforce students' understanding of key points through frequent
and cumulative revision, and to assist with independent self-study
- Interactive graphs with live-updating data, which allow readers
to manipulate and customise their own charts, to help reinforce
understanding of empirical data in the context of each chapter - A
library of web links to relevant databases, blogs, debates, and
videos, to help explore research interests and take learning
further - Answers to end of chapter questions, which contain useful
hints and tips to help tackle the knowledge-based, critical
thinking, and applied questions - Videos of news reports, speeches,
analysis, and key events to help bring theories and concepts to
life - A bank of comparative tables and country profiles, which
illustrate ideas and concepts, but can also be used in students'
own research and analysis, giving readers a real sense of how
comparative politics works in practice. - An interactive flashcard
glossary to test students' knowledge and understanding of each
chapter's key terms Teaching resources for adopting lecturers
include: - Seminar activities that lecturers can use to engage
their students, based on the content of each chapter - A bank of
questions for lecturers to use to test students' understanding of
key concepts covered in the chapters
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