Foundations of Comparative Politics

Cambridge Textbooks in Comparative Politics

by Kenneth Newton, Jan W. van Deth

Now in its fourth edition, this textbook gives a clear and concise account of the government and politics of democratic states, comprehensively updated with recent developments. It provides an ideal guide for undergraduate students who want to understand how and why democratic systems differ between countries and how they are changing in the modern world. It is written and structured in an easy to follow style, enabling students to gain a thorough understanding of the explanations behind complex ideas and theories. The 'Briefings' and 'Controversies' sections give life to the analyses with illustrations drawn from around the globe, whilst its 'Key Term' entries provide students with a route through the concepts of political science. The fourth edition has been fully revised to reflect recent changes in political attitudes and behaviour, voting, parties, party systems and ideologies. The final chapter addresses the future of democratic states facing with these changes and challenges, by examining democratic crisis, populism and post-democracy.

Genres: Textbooks, Politics, Political Science, Nonfiction

454 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2005

Reviews

[Mayim de Vries · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very solid as an auxiliary textbook for an undergrad course on comparative politics.

[Vildís Harpa]

Fínasta kennslu bók, samt rosalega Bandaríkja miðuð.

[Rafi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introduction to the world of Comparative Politics for undergraduate students. I only wish that this book was not so densely packed with information as at times it seems as if they were just info-dumping on us. The color of the book could aesthetically use some help as well.

[Sixten Engqvist · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bra introduktion, väldigt grundläggande och med tydliga exempel.

[Brenda]

Informative for the class I was taking