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Theoretical Modules
We recommend that instructors use all six modules.
13 pp.
1. Why (and How) Should We Compare? This module introduces students to the comparative method in political science and introduces the distinction between cultural and rational/institutional approaches. Revised, June 2005.
5 pp.
1. Why (and How) Should We Compare? (Test Bank) Revised April 2006.
14 pp.
2. The Setting of Power: The State The concepts of “state,” “nation,” and “society” are introduced in this module, including the “strong state, weak state” dichotomy. Revised, June 2005.
7 pp.
2. The Setting of Power: The State (Test Bank) Revised April 2006.
18 pp.
3. Holding the State Together This module examines the ways legitimacy is constructed for the state, including the problems of succession, recruitment, and socialization, and it looks at two important challenges to the state: ethnic and regional conflicts. Revised, June 2005.
5 pp.
3. Holding the State Together (Test Bank) Revised April 2006.
22 pp.
4. Political Conflict Patterns of political conflict in states and various organizational structures for conflict — political parties, interest groups, and social movements — are presented in this module. Revised, June 2005.
5 pp.
4. Political Conflict (Test Bank) Revised April 2006.
24 pp.
5. Decision Making in the State This module looks at governmental structures: parliamentary and presidential government in democracies, various forms of non-democratic government, and the role of bureaucracies. Revised, June 2005.
5 pp.
5. Decision Making in the State (Test Bank) Revised April 2006.
18 pp.
6. The State and the Economy A number of political-economic questions about market economies are discussed in this module. Revised, June 2005.
4 pp.
6. The State and the Economy (Test Bank) Revised April 2006.
Western Europe
48 pp.
Austria: Government and Politics in the Alpine Republic, Eliot Dickinson New December 2008.
10 pp.
Austria (Test Bank)
48 pp.
Britain: Modern Politics in a Very Old State, W. Phillips Shively Revised December 2008.
9 pp.
Britain (Test Bank)
53 pp.
The European Union: A United States of Europe, Matthew Gabel Revised October 2007.
18 pp.
The European Union (Test Bank) New in December 2007.
61 pp.
Finland, Pertti Pesonen Revised August 2004
9 pp.
Finland (Test Bank)
86 pp.
Politics in France: The Fifth Republic at Fifty, Frank R. Baumgartner Revised October 2007.
14 pp.
France (Test Bank) Revised March 2008
49 pp.
Germany, W. Phillips Shively Revised July 2006.
11 pp.
Germany (Test Bank) Revised February 2007.
51 pp.
The Netherlands, Paulette Kurzer Revised June 2009.
13 pp.
The Netherlands (Test Bank) New in February 2007.
49 pp.
Sweden, Peter A. Swenson and Johannes Lindvall Revised June 2005.
8 pp.
Sweden (Test Bank) Revised August 2006
Eastern Europe
64 pp.
Bulgaria: The Challenges of Building a Stable Democracy, Maria Spirova and James William Derleth Revised November 2007
15 pp.
Bulgaria (Test Bank) Revised November 2007.
52 pp.
Hungary: The Post-Communist Frontrunner, Maria Spirova and James William Derleth Revised December 2007.
12 pp.
Hungary (Test Bank)
67 pp.
Poland: A Young Democracy, Krzysztof Jasiewicz and David S. Mason Revised October 2007.
14 pp.
Poland (Test Bank) Revised December 2007.
68 pp.
Russia: Democratization Gone Awry, Philip G. Roeder Revised November 2008.
9 pp.
Russia (Test Bank) Revised August 2006
Africa
33 pp.
Kenya: Paradise Lost?, Goran Hyden Revised October 2007.
12 pp.
Kenya (Test Bank) Revised October 2007.
55 pp.
Nigeria: Ethnic Conflict and the Search for Viable Democracy in a Corrupt Oil Economy, Rotimi Suberu and Larry Diamond Revised October 2007
16 pp.
Nigeria (Test Bank)
55 pp.
South Africa after Ten Years of Democracy, Pierre du Toit Revised July 2005.
11 pp.
South Africa after Ten Years of Democracy (Test Bank) Revised June 2006.
Middle East
46 pp.
Egypt, Robert Springborg and Anthony Gorman Revised October 2005.
7 pp.
Egypt (Test Bank) Revised August 2006
43 pp.
Iran, Mohsen M. Milani Revised July 2005.
7 pp.
Iran (Test Bank) Revised June 2006.
64 pp.
Israel and the Politics of Survival, Samuel Krislov Revised July 2006.
13 pp.
Israel (Test Bank) Revised February 2007.
60 pp.
The Republic of Turkey, Martin W. Sampson New in January 2009.
Asia
77 pp.
China: From State Socialist to Capitalist Iconoclast, Marc Blecher Revised December 2008.
9 pp.
China (Test Bank) Revised August 2006
51 pp.
India, James Manor Revised July 2005.
7 pp.
India (Test Bank) Revised August 2006
69 pp.
Indonesia, A Muslim-Majority Democracy, R. William Liddle Revised September 2007.
12 pp.
Indonesia (Test Bank) Revised September 2007.
72 pp.
Japan — The Politics of Change, Ellis S. Krauss Revised September 2007
14 pp.
Japan (Test Bank) Revised September 2007.
67 pp.
Democratizing an Asian Tiger: A Study of Korea, Vicki L. Hesli, Jae Mook Lee and Hyeon Seok Park Revised October 2007
13 pp.
South Korea (Test Bank) Revised October 2007.
Latin America
58 pp.
Politics in Brazil, Barry Ames Revised June 2005.
7 pp.
Brazil (Test Bank) Revised August 2006
60 pp.
Cuba: Revolution, Authoritarianism, and the Passing of Fidel Castro’s Rule, Jorge I. Dominguez Revised November 2008.
7 pp.
Cuba (Test Bank) Revised August 2006
46 pp.
Mexico’s Democratic Transformation, Roderic Ai Camp Revised September 2007.
10 pp.
Mexico (Test Bank) Revised September 2007.
71 pp.
Peru: The Politics of Surprise, Gregory D. Schmidt Revised January 2008.
14 pp.
Peru (Test Bank)
North America
69 pp.
Canada: The Ambivalent State, Herman Bakvis Revised August 2004
8 pp.
Canada (Test Bank)
47 pp.
The United States, Nancy H. Zingale Revised July 2005.
8 pp.
United States (Test Bank) Revised June 2006.
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