Preface XI
1 What is Comparative Politics? 1
Research Traditions and Theory in Comparative Politics: An Introduction, from Comparative Politics Mark I. Lichbach Alan S. Zuckerman 4
The Science in Social Science, from Designing Social Inquiry Gary King Robert O. Keohane Sidney Verba 10
Of the Four Methods of Experimental Inquiry, from A System of Logic John Stuart Mill 16
The Rise of Experimentation in Political Science, from Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Ronald Rogowski 19
2 The State 27
Politics as a Vocation, from Max Weber: Essays in Sociology Max Weber 28
War and the State in Africa, from International Security Jeffrey Herbst 35
The New Nature of Nation-State Failure, from The Washington Quarterly Robert I. Rotberg 49
Sovereignty, from Foreign Policy Stephen D. Krasner 57
3 Nations and Society 64
Nationalism, from the Age of Revolution Eric Hobsbawm 66
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War, from American Political Science Review James D. Fearon David D. Laitin 75
Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance, from Journal of Economic Literature Alberto Alesina Euana La Ferrara 86
Economic versus Cultural Differences: Forms of Ethnic Diversity and Public Goods Provision, from American Political Science Review Kate Baldwin John D. Huber 103
Horizontal Inequalities and Ethnonationalist Civil War: A Global Comparison, from American Political Science Review Lars-Erik Cederman Nils B. Weidmann Kristian Skrede Gleditsch 123
4 Political Economy 138
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith 141
Institutions, from Journal of Economic Perspectives Douglass C. North 147
Root Causes: A Historical Approach to Assessing the Role of Institutions in Economic Development from Finance & Development Daron Acemoglu 159
Political Cleavages and Changing Exposure to Trade, from American Political Science Review Ronald Rogowski 163
5 Democratic Regimes 178
What Democracy Is … and Is Not, from Journal of Democracy Philippe C. Schmitter Terry Lynn Karl 180
Constitutional Choices for New Democracies, from The Global Resurgence of Democracy Arend Lijphart 189
The Rise of “State-Nations,” from Journal of Democracy Alfred Stepan Juan J. Linz Yogendra Yadav 199
Engendering “the Crisis of Democracy”: Institutions, Representation and Participation, from Government and Opposition Georgina Waylen 213
The Danger of Deconsolidation, from Journal of Democracy Roberto STEFAN Foa Yascha Mounk 229
6 Nondemocratic Regimes 239
Modern Nondemocratic Regimes, from Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation Juan J. Linz Alfred Stepan 241
The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism, from Journal of Democracy Steven Levitsky Lucan A. Way 254
The Rule of Law versus the Big Man, from Journal of Democracy Larry Diamond 264
Military Rule, from Annual Review of Political Science Barbara Geddes Erica Frantz Joseph G. Wright 273
How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression, from American Political Science Review Gary King Jennifer Pan Margaret E. Roberts 288
Political Violence 309
France, Russia, China: A Structural Analysis of Social Revolutions, from Comparative Studies in Society and History Theda Skocpol 310
The Causes of Terrorism, from Comparative Politics Martha Crenshaw 328
Reframing Sacred Values, from Negotiation Journal Scott Atran Robert Axelrod 343
Why Respecting Physical Integrity Rights Reduces Terrorism, from Comparative Political Studies James I. Walsh James A. Piazza 362
8 Developed Democracies 376
Author’s Introduction, from Democracy in America Alexis De Tocqueville 379
Endogenous Democratization, from World Politics Carles Boix Susan C. Stokes 387
Income and Democracy, American Economic Review Daron Acemoglu Simon Johnson James A. Robinson Pierre Yared 413
From Inequality and Democratization: An Elite-Competition Approach Ben W. Ansell David J. Samuels 419
The Number of Parties, from Political Parties Maurice Duverger 432
Electoral Institutions and the Politics of Coalitions: Why Some Democracies Redistribute More than Others, from American Political Science Review Torben Iversen David Soskice 437
Social Protection and the Formation of Skills: A Reinterpretation of the Welfare State, from Varieties of Capitalism Margarita Estévez-Abe Torben Iversen David Soskice 446
9 Communism and Postcommunism 463
Manifesto of the Communist Party, from The Marx-Engels Reader Karl Marx Friedrich Engels 465
The Illiberal Challenge in Post-Communist Europe, from Taiwan Journal of Democracy Grzegorz Ekiert 477
25 Years After the USSR: What’s Gone Wrong?, from Journal of Democracy Henry E. Hale 489
Russia and China in the Global Economy, from Demokratizatisiya Harley Balzer 497
10 Developing Countries 507
To Help the Poor, from The Elusive Quest for Growth William Easterly 509
The Sixteen-Page Economic History of the World, from A Farewell to Alms Gregory Clark 515
Why Has Africa Grown Slowly?, from Journal of Economic Perspectives Paul Collier Jan Willem Gunning 525
Disease and Development: The Effect of Life Expectancy on Economic Growth, from Journal of Democracy Daron Acemoglu Simon Johnson 543
11 Globalization 549
Is Global Governance Feasible? Is It Desirable?, from The Globalization Paradox Dani Rodrik 550
Inequality and Globalization, from Foreign Affairs François Bourguignon 564
Populism as a Backlash against Globalization: Historical Perspectives, from Journal of International Relations and Sustainable Development Niall Ferguson 567
Global Civil Society: The Progress of Post-Westphalian Politics, from Annual Review of Political Science John S. Dryzek 573
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