Introducing Comparative Politics - International Student Edition 5/e

Stephen Orvis is Professor of Government at Hamilton College. He is a specialist on sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya in particular), identity politics, democratic transitions, and the political economy of development. He has been teaching introduction to comparative politics for more than twenty-five years, as well as courses on African politics, nationalism and the politics of identity, political economy of development, and weak states. He has written a book and articles on agricultural development in Kenya, as well as several articles on civil society in Africa and Kenya, and is currently doing research on political institutions in Africa. Carol Ann Drogus is a retired Professor of Government at Hamilton College. She is a specialist on Brazil, religion, and women's political participation. She taught introduction to comparative politics for more than twenty years, as well as courses on Latin American politics, gender and politics, and women in Latin America. She has written two books and numerous articles on the political participation of women in religious movements in Brazil.

Part I: A Framework for Understanding Comparative Politics Chapter 1: Introduction Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It? Three Key Questions in Comparative Politics Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Chapter 2: The Modern State Characteristics of the Modern State Historical Origins of Modern States Strong, Weak, and Failed States Case Studies of State Formation Case Study: Germany: The First Modern Welfare State Case Study: Japan: Determined Sovereignty Case Study: United Kingdom: The Long Evolution Of A Strong State Case Study: The United States: A Consciously Crafted State Case Study: Mexico: Challenges To Internal Sovereignty Case Study: China: Economic Legitimacy Over Political Reform Case Study: Brazil: A Moderately Strong, and Now Legitimate, Modern State Case Study: India: Enduring Democracy In A Moderately Weak State Case Study: Russia: Strong External Sovereignty with Weak Rule of Law Case Study: Iran: Claiming Legitimacy Via Theocracy Case Study: Nigeria: An Extremely Weak State Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Chapter 3: States, Citizens, and Regimes Citizens and Civil Society Regimes, Ideologies, and Citizens Case Study: United Kingdom: "Cradle of Democracy" Case Study: Russia: The First Self-Proclaimed Communist Regime Case Study: Germany: Rise of the Nazi Party and a Totalitarian State Case Study: Brazil: A Modernizing Authoritarian Regime in Military Form, 1964-1985 Case Study: Nigeria: A Personalist Regime in Uniform, 1993-1998 Case Study: Mexico: Electoral Authoritarianism under the PRI Case Study: The Islamic Republic of Iran: Theocratic State, 1979- Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Chapter 4: States and Identity Understanding Identity The Policy Debate Nations, Nationalism, and Immigration Case Study: Nationalism in Germany Ethnicity Case Study: The Evolving Role of Ethnicity in Nigeria Race Case Study: Racial Politics in the United States Social Class Case Study: The United Kingdom: Evolving Class Politics in a Class-divided Society Religion: Recognition, Autonomy, and the Secular State Case Study: India: Secularism in a Religious and Religiously Plural Society Gender and Sexual Orientation: The Continuing Struggle for Recognition, Social Status, and Representation Case Study: Iran: Women's Social Gains, Political and Cultural Restrictions, and Islamic Feminism Case Study: Brazil: LGBTQ Rights in a New Democracy Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Part II: Political Systems and How They Work Chapter 5: Governing Institutions in Democracies Executives and Legislatures Case Study: Parliamentary Rule in Britain and India Case Study: Presidentialism in the United States and Brazil Case Study: Russia: Semipresidentialism in a New Democracy with Weak Institutions Comparing Executive-Legislative Institutions Judiciary Case Study: The Judiciary: Brazil Bureaucracy Case Study: Bureaucratic Control and Corruption: Japan Federalism Case Study: Federalism: Mexico, India, and Russia Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Chapter 6: Institutions of Participation and Representation in Democracies The Electoral System Formal Institutions: Political Parties and Party Systems Civil Society Case Studies in Participation and Representation Case Study: The United Kingdom: SMD/FPTP, Two Parties, and Pluralism Case Study: Germany: A Multiparty System and Neocorporatism under Threat Case Study: Japan: From Dominant-Party to Two-Party System? Case Study: Brazil: Parties and Civil Society in a Young Democracy Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Studies Web Resources Chapter 7: Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, and Revolution Framing Contentious Politics Case Study: The United States: The Tea Party and the Resistance Political Violence Case Study: Mexico: The Zapatista Rebellion Case Study: Nigeria: Boko Haram and Terrorism Revolution Case Study: Revolution: China and Iran Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Chapter 8: Authoritarian Institutions Trends in Authoritarian Rule The Dictator's Dilemma: Governing Authoritarian Regimes Elections, Parties, and Legislatures Clientelism and Civil Society Case Study: China: From Communist to Modernizing Authoritarian Rule Case Study: Russia: Creating an Electoral Authoritarian Regime Case Study: Iran: A Theocratic, Electoral Authoritarian Regime Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Chapter 9: Regime Change Trends in Regime Change Regime Change: Transitions to Democracy Case Study: Mexico: Transition from an Electoral Authoritarian Regime Case Study: Nigeria: Neopatrimonial Transition Regime Change: Transitions to Authoritarian Rule Case Study: Comparing Coups: Brazil and Nigeria Part III: Political Economy and Policy Chapter 10: Political Economy of Wealth The Market, Capitalism, and the State Key Economic Debates Types of Capitalist Economies Globalization: A New World Order, or Deja Vu All Over Again? States and Markets around the World Case Study: The United States: The Free-Market Model Case Study: United Kingdom: Radical Reform in a Liberal Market Economy Case Study: Germany: Struggling to Reform a Coordinated Market Economy Case Study: Japan: The Developmental State and Its Crisis Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Chapter 11: Political Economy of Development What Is "Development"? Development and Globalization The Development Debate Case Studies in Development Case Study: Mexico: From Protectionism to Neoliberalism Case Study: China: An Emerging Powerhouse Case Study: India: Development and Democracy Case Study: Iran: Struggling with the Blessings of Oil Case Study: Nigeria: A Weak State, Oil, and Corruption Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited For Further Study Web Resources Chapter 12: Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, and the Environment "Welfare": Social Policy in Comparative Perspective Case Study: Germany: Reforming The Christian Democratic Welfare State Case Study: The United States: Reforming the Liberal Welfare State Case Study: Brazil: Starting a Welfare State in a Developing Economy Health Care and Health Policy Case Study: Germany: Pioneer of Modern Health Policy Case Study: United Kingdom: Reforming the NHS Case Study: U.S. Health Policy: Trials and Tribulations of the Market Model Environmental Problems and Policy Case Study: The United States: Pioneer That Lost Its Way? Case Study: China: Searching for Sustainable Development Conclusion Key Concepts Works Cited Resources for Further Study Web Resources Glossary Index