Awarded to angelica duranmartinez for her book the politics of drug violence. She also cochairs the advisory council for the ssrc program anxiety of democracy, serves on several. In this book, teichman delivers a powerful statement of the conditions under which truly inclusive development are possible. Phd in comparative government 2012 georgetown university, washington, dc m. It shows that, the county, township, and village levels of government, when in alliance, have facilitated economic growth and caused social grievances. She also cochairs the advisory council for the ssrc program anxiety of democracy, serves on several other editorial boards, and has assumed various leadership roles at apsa and lasa.
Scholarly work on the politics of immigration has tended to focus on several important questions. The study of political power in different geographic and social settingswho has it, how they got it, how they organize it, what they do with it, who challenges it. Comparative politics, political economy and security studies and will benefit. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
It focuses on partystate relations to analyze the foundations of the ccp regime resilience and provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the ccps governing strategy. Building state capacity in latin america california. The sinews of state power seeks to explain why rural china has been so unstable since 2000, despite numerous national reforms. Sarah birch is reader in politics at the university of essex and coeditor of the british journal of political science. In under 300 pages slater lays out a type of recipe for a successful coercive asian leviathan. Conceptualising comparative politics will challenge you to think of how to engage in conceptual comparative inquiry and how to use various methodologically sound techniques to understand and. Ap comparative government vocabulary flashcards quizlet.
Peter katzenstein book prize department of government cornell. Using original fieldwork, it traces the rise and demise of cohesive local states in rural china since the maoist era. If you want the paper and the prospectus of the book forthcoming from cambridge next. State capacity and welfare politics in india monday 06 august 2018. Historical, international, and comparative perspectives 1 farhang, sean on. It focuses on partystate relations to analyze the foundations of the ccp regime resilience.
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Sage reference the sage handbook of comparative politics. This book examines how the china communist party ccp has been able to sustain its oneparty regime in china. Evidence, analysis, action provides evidence of the capability shortfalls that currently exist in many countries, analyses this evidence and identifies capability traps that hold many. The first rigorous comparative study of movementbased parties, this book shows not only how movements can form parties but also how movements contribute to parties internal politics and shape. Wellorganized, well written, and employing the most advanced methods of comparativehistorical research in a sophisticated and clear fashion, the book moves forward with clarity and grace. Introduction to ap comparative government and politics. The chapters included in this volume address some of the most contentious issues in comparative politics populism, state capacity, governance, institutions, elections, secularism, among others from. A comparative political economy perspective on the third world state. Conceptualising comparative politics will challenge you to think of how to engage in conceptual comparative inquiry and how to use various methodologically sound techniques to understand and explain comparative politics. The chapters included in this volume address some of the most contentious issues in comparative politics populism, state capacity, governance, institutions, elections, secularism, among others from various geographic regions and model how scholars doing comparative politics might approach such subjects. Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism by benedict anderson, making democracy w. Tracing the origins of fragmented state capacity in bolivia.
The rst concerns state capacity, that is, whether liberal democratic states are capable of effectively regulating. Evidence, analysis, action provides evidence of the capability shortfalls that currently exist in many countries, analyses this evidence and identifies capability traps that hold many governments backparticularly related to isomorphic mimicry and premature loadbearing. Her book, alliance formation in civil wars, published by cambridge university press in 2012, was awarded the luebbert award for best book in comparative politics, the lepgold prize for best book in international relations and the distinguished book award of the ethnicity, nationalism, and migration section of the international studies association. This is a formidable work that weaves an astonishing amount of data into a compelling narrative that captures. Through observation and comparison, one can hopefully learn enough about politics to make reliable predictions. The sinews of state power juan wang oxford university. Lee is assistant professor of politics and international affairs at the department of politics and the woodrow wilson school of public and international affairs at princeton university. An elitecompetition approach cambridge studies in comparative politics. If you want the paper and the prospectus of the book forthcoming from. Conceptualising comparative politics the flagship book of routledge s series of the same name breaks new ground by emphasising the role of thoroughly thinking through concepts and deep familiarity with the case that inform the conceptual reflection. Finkel, eugene, adria lawrence and andrew mertha eds.
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She is author of elections and democratization in ukraine palgrave, 2000, electoral systems. Building support for taxation in developing countries. Chapters highlight three principle elements of comparative political analysis methods, theories, and evidence which interact to. Within historical and political sciences, there are several theoretical.
Substantively, this can include questions relating to political institutions, political behavior, conflict, and the causes and consequences of. The work is espingandersens most influential and highly cited work, outlining three main types of welfare states, in which modern developed capitalist nations cluster. Her book, alliance formation in civil wars, published by cambridge university press in 2012, was awarded the luebbert award for best book in comparative politics, the lepgold prize for best book in. Francisco panizza is professor of comparative and latin american politics at the london school of economics and political science. State building as a specific term in social sciences and humanities, refers to political and historical processes of creation, institutional consolidation, stabilization and sustainable development of states, from the earliest emergence of statehood up to the modern times. Challenges to state policy capacity offers the most timely and comprehensive coverage of contemporary state policy capacity. Integrating theories, methods, and cases, third edition, is a mainstream, thematic text that uses a systematic approach and structure to convey timely issues in current comparative politics. The archive that hussin plumbs is vast malaya, india, egypt and her analysis sharp.
Measuring state capacity for comparative political research. The politics of inclusive development policy, state. Likewise, in their book building state capability, andrews et al. Building on the longstanding affinity between historical institutionalism and the development of state capacity, this chapter explores opportunities for deeper engagement. In structuring the state, daniel ziblatt contends that previous scholarship in political science has overlooked a key determinant of state structure, namely the preexisting administrative and institutional capacity in newly absorbed states. This article examines how governance is related to the concept of state capacity using a thirdwave analogy. This series publishes comparative research that seeks to explain important crossnational domestic political phenomena. The books theme of increased capacity and responsiveness of state and local government conveys excitement about politics at the grassroots level and is pro public service. Publication date 1896 topics social sciences, politics, forms of political organization. State capacity building in contemporary china hiroko naito.
Drawing on the work by international leading scholars in political science and. Integrating theories, methods, and cases, third edition, is a mainstream, thematic text that uses a systematic approach and structure to convey timely issues in current comparative. Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the comparative method or other empirical methods to explore politics within as opposed to between countries. She studies the international and domestic politics of statebuilding and state capacity. Conceptualising comparative politics 1st edition anthony. State capacity and welfare politics in india facebook watch. The series is based on a broad conception of comparative politics and will promote critical dialogue among different approaches. Part of the studies in the political economy of public policy book series pepp. Comparative political science is one of the four traditional subfields of political science.
This book examines states and state capacity in four countries that have experienced rapid economic growth over several decades, china, japan, taiwan, and vietnam it argues that while modern market. Challenges to state policy capacity global trends and. She is author of elections and democratization in ukraine palgrave, 2000, electoral systems and political transformation in postcommunist europe palgravemacmillan, 2003, and coauthor of the companion volume, embodying democracy. Newsletter of the comparative politics organized section of the american political science association fall 2019 yuhua wang department of government harvard university. The politics of inclusive development is a muchneeded corrective to a literature that has for too long focused on the hoary antinomies of state versus market or growth versus development. It explains that the thirdwave approach to understanding state capacity seeks to challenge.
Feb 19, 2010 the book s theme of increased capacity and responsiveness of state and local government conveys excitement about politics at the grassroots level and is pro public service. Scholarly work on the politics of immigration has tended to focus on several important questions, among which. Scholarly work on the politics of immigration has tended to focus on several important questions, among which three tend to dominate. It explains that the thirdwave approach to understanding state capacity seeks to challenge the implicit assumption within first and secondwave accounts that state capacity has been externally drained in order to posit a more refined way of understanding the redistribution of power. Political science, comparative politics, political institutions. Jeffrey herbst, european university institute states and power in africa.
Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version. Though focused on southeast asia, the book will be required. The first concerns state capacity, that is, whether liberal democratic states are capable of effectively. In clear prose she shows the various ways in which british colonial rule transformed islamic law to fit the requirements of the modern state. Subfield of political science that uses the comparative method to analyze multiple case studies. Though focused on southeast asia, the book will be required reading for all students of democratization and statebuilding. Comparative politics study guide flashcards quizlet. The consequences of militarizing antidrug efforts for state capacity in latin america. Development, state capacity, and the regulation of religion. After a legacy of neglect, the indian state enacted a number of policies guaranteeing free and compulsory primary. Statebuilding as a specific term in social sciences and humanities, refers to political and historical processes of creation, institutional consolidation, stabilization and sustainable development of states. In state of repression, lisa blaydes brilliantly exposes the subtleties of repressive politics.