{"product_id":"comparative-politics-isbn-9781405186858","title":"Comparative Politics","description":"By 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  1 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 \u003cb\u003eJohn T. Ishiyama\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. He is editor in chief of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Political Science Education\u003c\/i\u003e. Professor Ishiyama is the author of six books and over 100 articles on political science-related issues. He studies the politics of post-communist eastern and central Europe and Africa (especially Ethiopia). How does one promote the development of political democracy? And what are the factors that help explain the emergence of political democracy? By providing the answers to questions like these, \u003ci\u003eComparative Politics\u003c\/i\u003e helps shape our understanding of why the \"building\" of democracy in post-war Iraq remains so elusive - and reveals that democracy may \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e, in fact, be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural, and international circumstances. After examining the historical development of democracy in such cases as Great Britain, France, the US, Germany, Russia, and Japan, chapters proceed to address the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development. Choices and elements of the \"design\" of political systems are then considered, including presidential vs. parliamentary vs. \"mixed\" systems, legislative and judicial design, and the relationship between military and civilian authorities. With scholarly precision, \u003ci\u003eComparative Politics\u003c\/i\u003e offers rich insights into the reasons why there is no universally applicable institutional design that can help \"promote\" democracy - along with the impediments that can prevent the fruition of any such design.  \"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","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988956561637,"sku":"NP9781405186858","price":128.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405186858.jpg?v=1761782202","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/comparative-politics-isbn-9781405186858","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}