Comparative politics : its past, present and future
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Chinese political science review, 2016, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 397-411
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SCHMITTER, Philippe C., Comparative politics : its past, present and future, Chinese political science review, 2016, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 397-411 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/61472
Abstract
Comparative politics has always been schzofrenic. It is a powerful method of analysis and a useful source of information. Both have a promising future, but to realize it both will have to change. This essay explores the dilemmas facing the sub-discipline and suggests some solutions regarding assumptions, concepts and units of analysis and description. One reason for optimism is its globalization and shift from a perspective rooted exclusively in the North and West to an increasing participation of scholars from the South and East.