Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global Order

Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global Order
ISBN-10
1139446045
ISBN-13
9781139446044
Series
Comparative Politics
Category
Political Science
Language
English
Published
2005-09-05
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Jeffrey Kopstein, Mark Lichbach

Description

Now in a completely updated second edition, this textbook has become a favorite for the introductory undergraduate course in comparative politics. It features ten theoretically and historically grounded country studies that show how the three major concepts of comparative analysis - interests, identities, and institutions - shape the politics of nations. Throughout the presentation, countries appear in the context of a changing global order that creates challenges to each country's path of development. These challenges frequently alter domestic interests and identities, and force countries to find new institutional solutions to the problems of modern politics. Written in a style free of heavy-handed jargon and organized to address the concerns of contemporary comparativists, this textbook provides students with the conceptual tools and historical background they need to understand the politics of our complex world.

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