COMPARATIVE POLITICS

J. C. JOHARI

The study of comparative politics is as old as Aristotle – the celebrated ‘father of politics’. In recent times, it has assumed a significance of its own owing to remarkable developments in the spheres of national and international politics. The decline of the authoritarian and totalitarian systems and, instead, the spread of democracy around the world in several forms, transformation of the Westphalian model of the nation-state noticeable in the emergence of a vigorous civil society, and the establishment of a transnational state in Western Europe may be referred to in particular. Global comparisons have become the fashion of the day which reveal astonishing facts about the existence and role of many political and para-political institutions. Non-state actors demand proper attention to their role in the operation of politics of the developed as well as the developing countries. Comparing political institutions, as done by the old writers, is not so important now. What is needed is that the scope of such a venture should be widened so as to investigate and analyse the working of the states in the present age of democratisation, modernisation, liberalisation and globalisation. The changes in the domain of this subject are at once momentous and profound. One era of comparative politics has gone, and the other one has ushered in with it a new agenda of its own.

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GLOBAL POLITICS

Andrew Heywood, Ben Whitham

“Global Politics is a clinical treatment of diverse themes and issues in global studies, international relations, and the vast array of cultural dynamics in a fast-changing world. The authors interdisciplinary skills and unrelenting quest for excellence manifest in the demonstrated awareness of time and space. This book is an invaluable companion in the noble quest to transform our students into high-flying graduates and practitioners with proven intellectual acuities. I strongly recommend it to anyone passionate about training tomorrow’s scholars, practitioners, and truly global citizens

‘Global Politics provides an extensive and critical approach to the field. It marshals vignettes, comparative theoretical perspectives, and illustrations to apply the student to the implications of each chapter. It takes seriously postcolonial and critical theories that question the received wisdom of western scholars. As a result, it lays strong claim to being a truly global textbook for students of global politics

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India’s FOREIGN POLICY

Retrospect and Prospect

Sumit Ganguly

This volume traces the origins and evolution of India’s foreign policy since 1947. Using the level of analysis approach, the contributors examine India’s foreign relations with

-key South Asian states, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; important regions such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia; and -the great powers-the United States, Russia, and China.

Theoretically informed and empirically rich, this volume will interest journalists, analysts, and scholars interested in understanding the foreign policy of an emergent power. It will be an indispensable reference for students of international relations, foreign policy, and political science.

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