The Encyclopedia of Governance provides a one-stop point of reference for the diverse and complex topics surrounding governance for the period between the collapse of the post-war consensus and the rise of neoliberal regimes in the 1970s. This comprehensive resource concentrates primarily on topics related to the changing nature and role of the state in recent times and the ways in which these roles have been conceptualized in the areas of Political Science, Public Administration, Political Economy,...

This is an immensely helpful book for students starting their own research an excellent introduction to the comparative method giving an authoritative overview over the research process

"- Klaus Armingeon, University of Bern

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Doing Research in Political Science is the book for mastering the comparative method in all the social sciences

"- Jan-Erik Lane, University of Geneva

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This book has established itself as a concise and well-readable text on comparative methods and statistics in...

Democracy is the most widely used way of organizing politics in the contemporary world. Comparative Democratic Politics brings together a team of renowned international scholars to provide a comprehensive review of theory and research in this essential area of comparative study.

A key aim to the book is to introduce and understand representative democracy as a political process and contemporary system of governance in need of constant attention and scrutiny.

Four important...