The politics of bureaucracy: an introduction to comparative public administra…

Written by a leading authority in the field, this comprehensive exploration of the political and policy-making roles of public bureaucracies is now available in a fully revised sixth edition, offering extensive, well documented comparative analysis of the effects of politics on bureaucracy. New to the 6th edition: more international case studies on North America, Western and Eastern European an…

The Oxford handbook of electoral systems

No subject is more central to the study of politics than elections. All across the globe, elections are a focal point for citizens, the media, and politicians long before--and sometimes long after--they occur. Electoral systems, the rules about how voters' preferences are translated into election results, profoundly shape the results not only of individual elections but also of many other impor…

Issues and methods in comparative politics: an introduction

Building on the strengths of the second edition, this highly regarded textbook continues to provide the best introduction to the strategies of comparative research in political science. Divided into three parts, the book begins by examining different methods, applying these methods to dominant issues in comparative politics using a wealth of topical examples from around the world, and then disc…

Comparative government and politics: an introduction

Well established as a leading text in the field, the 5th edition has been comprehensively revised and rewritten throughout to cover key developments into the 21st century with new chapters added on political communication and on non democratic regimes. This text is accessible and student friendly, as well as international in its coverage, with a wide range of pedagogical features including full…

Electoral engineering: voting rules and political behavior

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780521829779

Collation

xi, 375 p. : ill., maps ; cm.

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[POL-LIB-510]

Business, politics, and society: an Anglo-American comparison

How much power does business exercise in Britain and the United States? Are giant firms that operate on a global scale beyond the control of elected governments? Are political parties in the pocket of business interests? All these questions go to the heart of the viability of a modern democracy, and have been given increased urgency since the end of 2007 and the economic crisis that has reverbe…

Political science: an introduction

Edition

14th Ed

ISBN/ISSN

9780134402857

Collation

xiv, 369 pages ; 24 cm

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[POL-LIB-579]

The civil service in the 21st century: comparative perspectives

edited by Jos C.N. Raadschelders, Theo A.J. Toonen, Frits M. Van der Meer.

The Oxford handbook of political institutions

The study of political institutions is among the founding pillars of political science. With the rise of the 'new institutionalism', the study of institutions has returned to its place in the sun. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of where we are in the study of political institutions, covering both the traditional concerns of political science with constitutions, federalism and burea…

The Oxford handbook of comparative politics

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics offers a critical survey of the field of empirical political science through the collection of a set of chapters written by 48 top scholars in the discipline of comparative politics.