Current Debates in Comparative Politics

Current Debates in Comparative Politics

Designed for introductory courses, <em>Current Debates in Comparative Politics</em> presents fifty-one readings drawn from major magazines and newspapers including <em>The Economist, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, and The New Yorker.</em> Addressing theoretical, methodological, and practical issues, the selections include scholarly readings that introduce students to key debates in the field along with more informal readings--including one from <em>The Onion</em> and another on Stephen Colbert's notion of "truthiness"--that help students to engage with the material and see how it relates to their daily lives.<br><br>An excellent stand-alone text, <em>Current Debates in Comparative Politics</em> is also a perfect companion to the editors' textbook, <em>Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases</em> (OUP, 2012), as its selections are organized thematically into fifteen sections that correspond to the chapters in the text. Each section includes a short introductory essay and discussion questions that guide students in their reading.<br><br>To package <em>Current Debates in Comparative Politics</em> with <em>Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases</em> for use in your course, order using pkg. ISBN 978-0-19-939030-4.<br>