{"product_id":"comparative-politics-principles-of-democracy-and-democratization-hardback-9781405186858","title":"Comparative Politics; Principles of Democracy and Democratization (Hardback) 9781405186858","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eComparative Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePrinciples of Democracy and Democratization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book stands out from other textbooks on comparative politics. It represents a rare accomplishment as it has a focus on a substantively significant issue, that of democracy and democratization, which also serves as an instructional tool for problem-based learning. The book is insightful, coherent, and lucidly written and will enrich comparative politics classrooms.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKerstin Hamann\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Central Florida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn T. Ishiyama (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405186858, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 April 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.522 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBy revealing the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, \u003ci\u003eComparative Politics\u003c\/i\u003e shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul class=\"unIndentedList\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals that democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplies theories and principles relating to the promotion of the development of democracy to the contemporary case studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1 Introduction: Comparative Politics and Democracy.  \u003cp\u003e2 Democracy and Democratization in Historical Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Economics and Political Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Political Culture and Ethnopolitics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Social Structure and Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Democratization and the Global Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Electoral Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Legislatures and Executives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Comparative Judicial Politics and the Territorial Arrangement of the Political System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Conclusion: Principles in Application.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437792358680,"sku":"9781405186858","price":77.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405186858.jpg?v=1784940780","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/comparative-politics-principles-of-democracy-and-democratization-hardback-9781405186858","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}