April 2024
Intermediate to advanced
752 pages
26h 55m
English
The object of the study of comparative politics is to understand similarities and differences in the domestic, or internal, politics of states and develop theoretical explanations between them and seek to test these explanations against new cases. The state is central to the study of comparative politics because it defines the territorial framework and institutional landscape within which these politics unfold.
A state is a planned political structure that operates under a government. States may be categorized as independent if they are not dependent on, or subject to, any other power. States are called as subject to external dominion, or hegemony if their ultimate sovereignty lies in another state. A state ...
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