Originally published in 1957, the first part of the book discusses the general problems of approach, classification, typology and terminology, and examines ancillary fields of study and the methods of teaching comparative government. Part Two is concerned with studies of particular areas, democratic control of foreign policy, political parties, contemporary revolutionary movements, parliamentary procedures, electoral systems and elections, and nationalized industries.

Offering a comprehensive introduction to the comparison of governments and political systems, this new edition helps students to understand not just the institutions and political cultures of their own countries but also those of a wide range of democracies and authoritarian regimes from around the world. This new edition offers: -A revised structure to aid navigation and understanding -New learning features, 'Using Theory' and 'Exploring Problems', designed to help students think comparatively -Empirical global examples, with increased coverage of non-Western scholarship and analyses -Coverage of important contemporary topics including: minorities; LGBTQ+ issues; identity politics; women in politics; political trust; populism; Covid-19. Featuring a wide range of engaging learning features, this book is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Comparative Politics, Comparative Government, Introduction to Politics and Introduction to Political Science.

Designed primarily as an introductory textbook for graduate and senior undergraduate students offering comparative politics as a compulsory course, this finely integrated text is by far the most comprehensive, yet concise and critical analysis of the contending approaches, methods, and models and the theory-building efforts made in the second half of this century. The book provides a lucid and up-to-date presentation of the ramifications of the governmental process and political dynamics, issues and problems relating to the structure, function, process and operation of governmental and political organizations in a genuinely comparative perspective.

For Graduate and Post Graduate Students of Indian Universities and also useful for competitive examinations.

A collection of 6 volumes of Oakeshott's work: Notebooks, 1922-86, Early Political Writings 1925-30, The Concept of a Philosophical Jurisprudence, Vocabulary of a Modern European State, Lectures in the History of Political Thought, and What is History?

The discipline of Comparative Politics is becoming popular owing to the utilization of more and more sophisticated tools for understanding and explaining Political Reality. Inter- disciplinary focus on the themes of political significance has been responsible for explaining the frontiers of Political Science in the direction of an empirical study of several uncultivated regions considered as non- nation areas. The outcome is that traditional approaches to the study of politics resting primarily on the foundations of history, ethics and law are being replaced by new approaches drawing inspiration from the varied disciplines of Social Sciences like Sociology, Economics and Psychology. The trend is towards taking the study of politics to the level of a scientific enquiry into the phenomenon of power. In modern times the study of Modern Politics has assumed significance because of remarkable developments both at national and international levels of politics. The decline of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes and the spread of democracy in and around the world have added new dimensions to the core subject of politics. These dynamics in the politics have become the order of the day which highlights the existence and role of various political and Para- political institutions in the world politics. What becomes important is that the scope of subject has expanded which has helped in investigating and analyzing the working of the states in the present age of democratization, modernization, liberalization and globalization. The changes in the domain of the subject are momentous and profound. The present volume is one such attempt to highlight and deal with the varied concerns and notions of Comparative Politics.

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book, originally published in 1959, makes explicit the social principles which underlie the procedures and political practice of the modern democratic state. The authors take the view that in the modern welfare state there are problems connected with the nature of law, with concepts like rights, justice, equality, property, punishment, responsibility and liberty and which modern philosophical techniques can illuminate.

Comparative Government and Politics Comparative politics has a long and very distinguished history dating back to the very origins of systematic political studies in ancient Greece and Rome. Comparative Politics is about 2,500 years old — and maybe older. One could argue that the study of Comparative Politics goes all the way back to humankind’s first recorded history. Even the most ancient of peoples, organized as clans, tribes, or extended families, compared their situations with those of other peoples with whom they came in contact. There are a number of reasons for studying Comparative Politics. First, it’s fun and interesting, and one learns a lot about other countries, regions, and the world. Second, studying Comparative Politics will help a person overcome ethnocentrism. All peoples and countries are ethnocentric, but Americans seem to be particularly afflicted. Third, we study Comparative Politics because that enables us to understand how nations change and the patterns that exist. A fourth reason for studying Comparative Politics is that it is intellectually stimulating. The book provides a lucid and up-to-date presentation of the emerging topics of comparative politics in dealing with the non-western political systems and the politics of the developing areas. Contents: • Comparative Analysis and International Politics • Liberal Internationalism • Political Sociology • Concepts of International Politics • Regional Security Arrangements • Balance of Power in International Relations • Theories of International Politics • Geopolitics