03107cam a22003015a 4500 17142616 20151110105642.0 120131s2012 enk frb f001 0 eng d 9780521765169 (hardback) 9780521758383 (paperback) DLC eng DLC DLC EG-ScBUE 320.3 22 HIS Hislope, Robert. 38705 Introduction to comparative politics : the state and its challenges / Robert Hislope, Anthony Mughan. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. xiv, 331 p. ; 26 cm. Index : p. 323-331. Bibliography : p. 305-321. Machine generated contents note: 1. The modern state; 2. States and politics; 3. How governments work; 4. Frameworks of governance; 5. Linkage and representation; 6. Globalization; 7. Ethnic nationalism; 8. Terrorism; 9. Organized crime; 10. Conclusion. "This stimulating and accessible introduction to comparative politics offers a fresh perspective on the fundamentals of political science. Its central theme is the enduring political significance of the modern state despite severe challenges to its sovereignty. There are three main sections to the book. The first traces the origins and meaning of the state and proceeds to explore its relationship to the practice of politics. The second examines how states are governed and compares patterns of governance found in the two major regime types in the world today, democracy and authoritarianism. The last section discusses several contemporary challenges - globalization, ethnic nationalism, terrorism and organized crime - to state sovereignty. Designed to appeal to students and professors alike, this lively text engages readers as it traces states' struggles against the mutually reinforcing pressures of global economic and political interdependence, fragmented identities and secessionism, transnational criminal networks, and terrorism"-- "This book is about states and the challenges to sovereignty they face in the contemporary world. We address this issue by systematically comparing states around the globe. As such, this book represents a contribution to comparative politics, which is a core subfield within the academic discipline of political science. (The other subfields include international relations, political theory, and American politics.) The object of study of comparative politics is the domestic, or internal, politics of states. Unlike other fields in the social sciences, comparative politics also offers a method in its very name -- comparison. Thus, a "comparativist" is one who observes similarities and differences among states, develops theoretical explanations for them, and then seeks to test these explanations against new cases. What one searches for depends on the questions one asks"-- Comparative government. BUEsh State, The. BUEsh BUSBOL November2015 Reading book 34232 Mughan, Anthony. ddc 21022 20994 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2015-11-10 Purchase 2 16 320.3 HIS 000031273 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2021-03-08 BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2015-11-10 Purchase 2 4 320.3 HIS 000031271 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2021-03-08 BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2015-11-10 Purchase 2 2 320.3 HIS 000031272 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2021-08-18 BB