
Introduction to comparative politics
Daniele Caramani
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to comparative politics. Comparative politics is an empirical science that deals primarily with domestic politics. It is one of the three ...
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13. Party systems
Daniele Caramani
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This chapter examines how competition between political parties gives rise to different party systems. In liberal democracies, competition for power is based on popular votes. The shape and ...
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13. Party Systems
Daniele Caramani
in Comparative Politics (5th edn)
This chapter examines how competition between political parties gives rise to different party systems. In liberal democracies, competition for power is based on popular votes. The shape and ...
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Introduction to Comparative Politics
Daniele Caramani
in Comparative Politics (5th edn)
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to comparative politics. Comparative politics is an empirical science that deals primarily with domestic politics. It is one of the three ...
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13. Political Parties
Peter Ferdinand, Robert Garner, and Stephanie Lawson
in Politics
This chapter deals with political parties, focusing on why they emerged, how they can be classified, what functions they perform, and how they interact. It identifies two phases in the ...
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10. Political Parties
Peter Ferdinand
in Introduction to Politics (3rd edn)
This chapter deals with political parties: why they emerged, how they can be classified, what functions they perform, how they interact, and what challenges they are facing today. One of ...
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7. Legislatures
Amie Kreppel
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This chapter focuses on the political roles and powers of legislatures. It first describes different types of legislatures on the basis of their functions and relationship with the ...
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7. Legislatures
Amie Kreppel
in Comparative Politics (5th edn)
This chapter focuses on the political roles and powers of legislatures. It first describes different types of legislatures on the basis of their functions and relationship with the ...
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12. Political Parties
Peter Ferdinand
in Introduction to Politics (4th edn)
This chapter deals with political parties: why they emerged, how they can be classified, what functions they perform, how they interact, and what challenges they are facing today. One of ...
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19. Political communication
Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This chapter examines the dimensions of the political communication system. It first explains the rationale for a comparative study of political communication before discussing relevant ...
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19. Political Communication
Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch
in Comparative Politics (5th edn)
This chapter examines the dimensions of the political communication system. It first explains the rationale for a comparative study of political communication before discussing relevant ...
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9. Political Culture and Non-Western Political Ideas
Peter Ferdinand
in Introduction to Politics (4th edn)
This chapter begins by outlining the importance of poltical culture in structuring, but not determining, the behaviour of actors within individual political systems. It illustrates the ...
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1. Introduction
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Natasha Lindstaedt, and Erica Frantz
in Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes
This introductory chapter provides an overview of the threats to democracy. Although the number of democracies in the world remains at or near historic highs, there are a number of ...
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11. Contrasting States of Europeanization?
Simon Bulmer and Christian Lequesne
in The Member States of the European Union (2nd edn)
This chapter examines recurrent themes in the experiences of the countries discussed earlier in terms of European Union membership. It first considers the contribution of Europeanization as ...
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Comparative Politics (4th edn)
Daniele Caramani (ed.)
Comparative Politics provides an introduction to the field. It includes three chapters dedicated to familiarizing readers with the comparative approach. It then guides readers ...
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Comparative Politics (5th edn)
Daniele Caramani (ed.)
Comparative Politics provides an introduction to the field. Comparative politics is an empirical science that deals primarily with domestic politics. It is one of the three ...
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Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Natasha Lindstaedt, and Erica Frantz
Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes provides a broad overview of the key institutions and political dynamics in democracies and dictatorships, including access to the ...
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23. The EU as a new political system
Simon Hix
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This chapter examines the development and operation of the European Union from a comparative politics perspective. It first considers the evolution of the EU, from the signing of the Treaty ...
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23. The EU as a New Political System
Simon Hix
in Comparative Politics (5th edn)
This chapter examines the development and operation of the European Union from a comparative politics perspective. It first considers the evolution of the EU, from the signing of the Treaty ...
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20. Global Political Economy
Stephanie Lawson
in Introduction to Politics (3rd edn)
This chapter provides an overview of the field of Global Political Economy (GPE), also known as International Political Economy (IPE). It begins with a discussion of how GPE/IPE has ...
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