Comparative Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings

Comparative Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings brings together major articles and book chapters from the field of comparative politics, including both classic pieces and more recent contributions that have significantly advanced research in the field. The selections represent major theoretical schools of thought for addressing research questions in comparative politics, giving students a clear sense of how thinkers differ in understanding the causes of major events in world politics. An excellent stand-alone text, Comparative Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings is also a perfect companion to the editors' textbook, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases, Second Edition.

“"Comparative Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings provides an excellent background for teaching students about the competing theoretical approaches in comparative politics. The reader offers thorough introductions to the main questions in the field in a way that makes intellectual sense." -Lisa Baldez, Dartmouth College "The selection of readings is excellent. This text presents seminal and innovative research in comparative politics and has special strengths in examining the link between political development and democracy, political identities and social interaction, and the comparative-international nexus." -Boyka Stefanova, The University of Texas at San Antonio”

"Comparative Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings provides an excellent background for teaching students about the competing theoretical approaches in comparative politics. The reader offers thorough introductions to the main questions in the field in a way that makes intellectual sense."
-Lisa Baldez, Dartmouth College

"The selection of readings is excellent. This text presents seminal and innovative research in comparative politics and has special strengths in examining the link between political development and democracy, political identities and social interaction, and the comparative-international nexus."
-Boyka Stefanova, The University of Texas at San Antonio

J. Tyler Dickovick is the Grigsby Term Associate Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee University.
Jonathan Eastwood is the Laurent Boetsch Term Associate Professor of Sociology at Washington and Lee University.

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