Comparative Politics Today: A World View, Update Edition, 9th Edition

Thoroughly updated to cover world affairs up to 2009, Comparative Politics Today continues to set the standard for comparing the world’s political systems and for examining the purpose of government. This text includes thematic chapters and country studies that define fundamental political science concepts, lay out a theoretical framework, and analyze differences and similarities among countries. Written by leading comparativists and area study specialists, Comparative Politics Today helped define the field of comparative politics and will help students ask–and answer–fundamental questions about politics and government.

PART ONE. INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. Issues in Comparative Politics

Chapter 2. Comparing Political Systems

PART TWO. SYSTEM, PROCESS, AND POLICY

Chapter 3. Political Culture and Political Socialization

Chapter 4. Interest Articulation

Chapter 5. Interest Aggregation and Political Parties
Chapter 6. Government and Policymaking

Chapter 7. Public Policy

PART THREE. COUNTRY STUDIES

Chapter 9. Politics in France by Martin A. Schain

Chapter 10. Politics in Germany by Russell J. Dalton

Chapter 11. Politics in Japan by Frances Rosenbluth and Michael F. Thies

Chapter 12. Politics in Russia by Thomas F. Remington

Chapter 13. Politics in China by Melanie Manion

Chapter 14. Politics in Mexico by Wayne A. Cornelius and Jeffrey A. Weldon

Chapter 15. Politics in Brazil by Frances Hagopian

Chapter 16. Politics in Iran by H.E. Chehabi and Arang Keshavarzian

Chapter 17. Politics in India by Subrata K. Mitra

Chapter 18. Politics in Nigeria by Robert J. Mundt, Oladimeji Aborisade, and A. Carl LeVan

Chapter 19. Politics in the United States by Austin Ranney and Thad Kousser