Theorizing in Comparative Politics: Democratization in Africa by Goran Hyden Pap

Description: Theorizing in Comparative Politics by Goran Hyden This book moves comparison beyond a narrow focus on democratization to better understand politics in developing regions of the world. Using Africa as empirical reference, it shows the gaps in knowledge left behind by the narrow application of democratic theory in recent decades. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book addresses a pertinent issue in comparative politics: how can the discipline do analytical justice to regions of the world that differ historically from the Western experience? For decades the West has served as a baseline against which all other regions are assessed, most recently in studies of democratization. Structural differences between regions have been ignored in favour of explanations based on human agency and institutions. In Theorizing in Comparative Politics, Goran Hyden uses the countries of Africa as an empirical case to demonstrate what a structural approach adds to the comparative study of democracy. Priorities like state-building challenge the effort to shape democratic regimes and call for explanations that recognize the impact of local power dynamics on the prospects for democratic development. Informative and thoughtful, this book sheds light on issues that have been underexplored in the field in recent years. Author Biography Goran Hyden is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida. Theorizing in Comparative Politics is the result of sixty years of research and teaching shared between East Africa and Florida. Earlier iterations of the work include Political Development in Rural Tanzania (1969), No Shortcuts to Progress (1983), and African Politics in Comparative Perspective (2006). Table of Contents 1. Three theoretical spurts; 2. How history matters; 3. Relevance of social formations; 4. Nation-states and state-nations; 5. Regimes and institutions; 6. Parties and ideology; 7. Culture and the public sphere; 8. Four neighbours, four regimes; 9. What Africa teaches us. Review Hyden brings six decades of wide-ranging research, teaching, and reflection on African politics to this new volume. He revisits the first wave of political development research in the 1960s and connects this to the study of democratization in the 1990s and 2000s. Hyden reworks several leitmotifs of his most impactful contributions to the field, questioning the inevitability of democracy in the Western mould and calling for new ways of conceptualizing political development in African countries. A reflective and humane account. Catherine Boone, Professor of Comparative Politics, London School of EconomicsGoran Hyden has offered keen insight into African politics for decades. This retrospective speaks more broadly to the field of comparative politics from a place of deeply informed perspective, providing a welcome reminder of the ongoing need to balance generality with context. Comparativists will be the better for reading it. Benjamin Smith, UF Term Professor of Political Science, University of Florida Promotional This book moves comparison beyond a narrow focus on democratization to better understand politics in developing regions of the world. Details ISBN1009429493 Author Goran Hyden Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781009429498 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Democratization in Africa Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781009429511 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Audience General ISBN-10 1009429493 DEWEY 320.46 Publication Date 2024-01-18 UK Release Date 2024-01-18 Pages 186 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168640389;

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