Review
“Comparativists hoping to teach undergraduates have oscillated between country-by-country approaches and abstract frameworks. [Hislope and Mughan] strike the perfect balance, joining accessibility with rigor….Five chapters cover the state is and how its operations vary across democratic and authoritarian govements. A quartet of chapters addresses the forces shearing at the twenty-first-century state:globalization, ethnic nationalism, terrorism, and organized crime…. Introduction to Comparative Politics will help students and educators understand politics across regime types….A world-class gateway to the field’s most important findings and insights. I strongly recommend it.” – Jason Brownlee, The University of Texas at Austin
“In a complex world, mode states face major challenges from issues as diverse as globalization, democratization, ethnic nationalism, terrorism, and organized crime. In this stimulating, accessible, and thoughtful book, Hislope and Mughan provide an essential overview and much more…a first-class guide for undergraduates and for all readers interested in understanding the role and limits of the state.” – Pippa Norris, John F. Kennedy School of Govement, Harvard University
“A superb book:full of fresh insights, lively writing, and good sense. [The authors] introduce traditional theories and concepts with skill and economy, but also highlight contemporary issues of great interest….Moreover, by including an extended discussion of autocratic regimes and ethnic nationalism, they offer an important corrective to the Euro-centrism of many textbooks. An ideal introduction to comparative politics.” – Timothy Frye, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy and Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University
“A timely and impressive introduction…genuinely comparative as the authors examine states in all sorts of political systems….Demonstrates how the study of comparative politics centered on the role of the mode state is indispensable for understanding four key trends pressing in on them:the effects of globalization, ethnic-based nationalism across boundaries, non-state-based terrorism, and transnational criminal activities. An outstanding book now available for students and scholars of comparative politics that I recommend highly” – Desmond King, University of Oxford
Book Description
This accessible introduction to comparative politics offers a fresh, state-centered perspective on the fundamentals of political science.
About the Author
Robert Hislope is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Union College, New York.
Anthony Mughan is Professor of Political Science and Director of Inteational Studies at the Ohio State University.
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