The successful teaching of an introductory course in comparative
politics or comparative government--as any instructor will agree
involves the presentation of information organized around a
coherent framework. Therefore, to be effective, a textbook must
provide an articulate, methodical structure that no clarifies basic
information but also makes it relevant and vital for the
student.
"The Process of Politics" is just such a book carefully chosen
material; intellectual coherence and stylistic clarity are the
prime characteristics of this core volume in comparative politics.
Here, the significant data of comparative research are tied in with
the continuing study of political systems. Throughout, a wealth of
substantive material illustrates the author's theoretical
perspective, so that while concentrating on existing cross-national
relations and behavior patterns, the student discovers both the
unique qualities of a given political system and the shared
patterns common to all political systems.
"The Process of Politics" can be adapted to any preferred method
of instruction. For example, with a country-by-country approach, it
can be used as an introduction to the overall field and the
findings it presents can serve as models against which politics in
each country may be compared. Similarly, instructors who choose the
functional approach can use the book to introduce the primary
governmental functions as they are performed in various political
settings. "The Process of Politics" stimulates the student's
interest in the comparative approach by emphasizing the
characteristics of sound research, examining the potentialities and
deficiencies of structural functionalism, and demonstrating the
need for greater integration of research in this exciting and
rapidly growing area.
"Jorgen Rasmussen," received both his M.A. and Ph.D. (1962) in
political science from the University of Wisconsin and was selected
a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, a Danforth Fellow, and a Social Science
Research Council Research Training Fellow in Britain. He is author
of "Retrenchment and Revival: A Study of the Contemporary British
Liberal Party and The Relations of the Profumo Rebels with Their
Local Parties"; he has also contributed to numerous scholarly
journals in the United States and abroad and has served as a review
consultant for "Choice."
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