Foundations of Comparative Politics

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Newton is Emeritus Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Southampton and Visiting Professor at the WZB! Berlin. Jan W. van Deth is Professor of Political Science and International Comparative Social Research at the University of Mannheim. Klappentext Now with global coverage! this new edition brings key concepts! theories and methods of comparative politics to life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: why comparative politics?; Part I. The State: Origins and Development: 1. The development of the modern state; 2. States and democracy; 3. Democratic change and persistence; Part II. The Polity: Structures and Institutions: 4. Constitutions; 5. Presidential and parliamentary government; 6. Multi-level government: international! national and sub-national; 7. Policy making and legislating: executives and legislatures; 8. Implementation: the public bureaucracy; Part III. Citizens! Elites and Interest Mediation: 9. Political attitudes and behaviour; 10. Pressure groups and social movements; 11. The mass media; 12. Voters and elections; 13. Party government; Part IV. Policies and Performance: 14. Political ideologies: conservatism! liberalism! Christian democracy and socialism; 15. Decision making; 16. Defence and security; 17. Welfare; 18. The future of the democratic state; Postscript: how and what to compare.

Product details

• Authors: Jan W. Van Deth, Kenneth Newton, Kenneth Deth Newton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2009
• EAN: 9780521136792
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13679-2
• No. of pages: 472
• Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Comparative Politics; Cambridge Textbooks in Comparative Politics
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education