Review "This landmark contribution to the comparative study of political regimes will be widely read and cited. In an epic act of theoretical synthesis, Levitsky and Way weave careful empirical research on three-dozen countries across five world regions into a convincing account of patterns of regime change. In distinguishing democratic transitions from a range of authoritarian outcomes, they reach nuanced conclusions about the relative explanatory influence of international factors (linkage and leverage) and domestic power politics (rulers versus oppositions). Above all, they help us understand how autocrats learn to live with elections. Strongly recommended." - Michael Bratton, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and African Studies, Michigan State University "This is a brilliant and truly pathbreaking book that should be closely studied by any serious student of democracy or comparative politics. Its precise conceptualization, striking theory, rigorous comparative methodology, and breathtaking range of case study evidence distinguish it as the most important study of political regimes and regime transitions in a generation." - Larry Diamond, Stanford University "Competitive Authoritarianism establishes Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way as the Juan Linz and Alfred Stepan of their generation. In the tradition of Linz and Stepan, Levitsky and Way offer an abundance of theoretical and conceptual innovation as well as a trove of empirical material drawn from broad swaths of the globe. The book is as elegantly written as it is theoretically creative. It is written by and for professional social scientists; yet undergraduates and the attentive public will be able to digest the book's central argument and findings with ease. This is what social science should look like." - M. Steven Fish, University of California, Berkeley "This is the most anticipated book in comparative politics in more than a decade. Written in a single authorial voice, Levitsky and Way's arguments about the distinct trajectories of competitive authoritarian regimes are theoretically grounded, conceptually nuanced, geographically wide ranging, and empirically well supported. I expect this book to have a major impact on the field for many years to come." - Marc Morjé Howard, Georgetown University "Levitsky and Way's book makes two major contributions to research on political regime change. First, by developing the notion of competitive authoritarianism, it engages in a sustained effort to provide a clear and theoretically fertile conception of a particular subset of political regimes belonging to the vague class of 'hybrid' regimes. Second, it offers the as yet most sophisticated and subtle effort to interweave domestic and international explanations of political regime change with provocative implications for run-of-the-mill theories, whether based on economic development, inequality, or institutions." - Herbert Kitschelt, Duke University "Regimes that blend meaningful elections and illicit incumbent advantage are not merely resting points on the road to democracy; Levitsky and Way guide us along the multiple paths these regimes can take and provide powerful reasoning to explain why nations follow these distinct paths. This deeply insightful analysis of an important subset of post-Cold War regimes is conceptually innovative and precise, empirically ambitious, and theoretical agile, moving fluidly between international and domestic causes of regime dynamics. Read it to understand the dynamics of contemporary hybrid regimes; then read it again to appreciate its many lessons for our general understanding of regime change." - David Waldner, University of Virginia Product Description Competitive authoritarian regimes - in which autocrats submit to meaningful multiparty elections but engage in serious democratic abuse - proliferated in the post-Cold War era. Based on a detailed study of 35 cases in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and post-communist Eurasia, this book explores the fate of competitive authoritarian regimes between 1990 and 2008. It finds that where social, economic, and technocratic ties to the West were extensive, as in Eastern Europe and the Americas, the external cost of abuse led incumbents to cede power rather than crack down, which led to democratization. Where ties to the West were limited, external democratizing pressure was weaker and countries rarely democratized. In these cases, regime outcomes hinged on the character of state and ruling party organizations. Where incumbents possessed developed and cohesive coercive party structures, they could thwart opposition challenges, and competitive authoritarian regimes survived; where incumbents lacked such organizational tools, regimes were unstable but rarely democratized.

本书是潘维教授在北京大学国际关系学院讲授“比较政治学”的教案。语言通俗，形式简洁，通过划分物质、精神、制度三种文明，结合农牧、制造、服务三种生产方式，本书解释自“产业”诞生，到三大古文明，到中古，到近现代，到后现代的社会政治变迁及制度文明。

本书是近年来国际上最为流行的政治学教科书，可用于公共行政管理学、政治学和比较政治学等专业的教学阅读和科研参考。 本书以制度安排和制度变迁为主线描述了社会政治生活和政治现象的各个方面。本书首先交待了政治学的基本概念、政治生活的主要场景以及比较政治学研究方法，在此基础上，讨论了社会政治现象如政治文化、政治沟通和政治参与，接着讨论了社会与政府的联结机制和机构如投票、利益集团和政党，进而转向讨论政府结构本身，包括宪政框架、国家政体、立法、行政和官僚制，最后又从政府影响社会的角度论说了政策过程的各种问题。 本书既在类型划分的意义上介绍了具体形态的制度设置和运行机制，又以经验概括的方式考察了政治制度发展和变迁的历史渊源；既介绍了已有学界共识的政治学知识，又探讨了最新的学术研究成果；因而既可用于大学本科阅读使用，也可供专业人员研究参考。 本书结构完整清晰，文字简约流畅，例证鲜明生动，兼有多种强化表达的现代方式，通俗易懂，雅俗共赏。

中译本序 序言（第八版） 序言（第八版更新版） 致谢 撰稿人 详细目录 第一部分 导论 第一章 比较政治学诸问题 第二章 比较政治体系 第二部分 体系、过程与政策 第三章 政治文化与政治社会化 第四章 利益表达 第五章 利益综合和政党 第六章 政府和政策制定 第七章 公共政策 第三部分 国别研究 第八章 英国政治 理查德·罗斯 第九章 法国政治 马丁·A.沙因 第十章 德国政治 拉塞尔·J.多尔顿 第十一章 日本政治 弗朗西丝·罗森布鲁斯 迈克尔·F.蒂斯 第十二章 俄罗斯政治 托马斯·F.雷明顿 第十三章 中国政治 梅拉妮·马尼恩 第十四章 墨西哥政治 韦恩·A.科尼利厄斯 杰弗里·A.韦尔登 第十五章 巴西政治 弗朗西丝·哈格比安 第十六章 埃及政治 安·莫斯利·莱施 第十七章 印度政治 萨布拉塔·K.米特拉 第十八章 尼日利亚政治 罗伯特·J.蒙特 奥拉迪迈斯·阿博里萨德 第十九章 美国政治 奥斯丁·兰尼

民主政体的崩溃是影响重大的政治事件。民主政体为什么会崩溃？本项研究试图系统地解释民主崩溃的原因和因果机制。现有文献从阶级斗争和不平等、经济落后及不稳定、结构性社会分裂、政治制度缺陷、政治精英行为与选择，以及国际因素等几种理论路径来解释民主崩溃。但是，现有理论的系统性和严谨性存在不足，适用的时空范围也比较有限。作者试图在已有研究基础上对民主崩溃提出一个新的理论解释：如果一个民主国家符合两个条件：一是选民政治分裂程度高，二是离心型政治制度安排，那么该国民主政体就倾向于崩溃。 民主政体的崩溃通常都起源于国内社会的某种政治紧张关系，如果这种政治紧张关系愈演愈烈，就会导致严重的政治危机。当这种政治危机无法在现有的民主政体框架内解决时，就会导致民主政体的崩溃。因此，理解政治危机的形成和激化，是解释民主崩溃的关键。政治危机的形成和激化需要两个条件。第一个条件是国内不同社会集团之间存在较为严重的政治冲突，而这种政治冲突是不同选民集团存在严重政治分裂的反映。第二个条件是民主国家没有能力去解决这种严重的政治冲突。因此，国家能力的高低也直接关系到民主政体的稳定性。固然，国家能力受到多种因素的影响，但民主政体下的政治制度安排很大程度上能决定国家能力的高低。从制度主义的视角讲，离心型民主政体会显著地削弱国家能力，从而使其无法应付剧烈的政治冲突。作者的观点可以归纳为：高度的选民政治分裂导致严重的政治冲突，而离心型制度安排无法塑造有效的国家能力，两者的结合倾向于导致民主政体的崩溃。 这项研究采用比较历史分析方法，在重点横向比较德国（1919-1933年）、尼日利亚（1960-1966年）、智利（1964-1973年）三个民主崩溃案例和印度（1947年至今）一个民主存续案例的同时，还对四国不同时期的民主经历进行了纵向比较，以揭示选民政治分裂程度和政治制度安排对民主崩溃或维系的影响。作者希望这项研究能对如何避免新兴民主政体的失败提供富有价值的启示。

本书致力于通过多种研究方法如不同国家及地区的政治状况、历史角度等构建较为系统的比较政治学理论，共包括八部分内容：第一部分导论；第二部分理论与方法，主要从历史角度及案例分析角度进行研究；第三部分国家与国家形成的认同，主要讲国家的形成、国家的合法性、公民对国家的认同以及民族冲突；第四部分政治制度与转变，主要研究了民主的形成以及与公民文化的关系；第五部分政治不稳定性与政治冲突，主要研究全球化背景下的公民示威运动；第六部分群众运动的转移，主要研究政党与选举制度；第七部分政治要求的处理，主要研究分权、联邦主义理论；第八部分比较视角中的政府治理，主要进行不同制度国家间的比较；索引。

《选举制度与政党制度:1945-1990年27个国家的实证研究》作者阿伦·李帕特，摆在我们面前的是新制度主义政治学大师的又一部力作，它完成于20世纪90年代，虽然研究方法带有浓厚的美国色彩和比较政治学的痕迹，但是这恰恰构成了其学术价值的重要组成部分，特别对中国政治学界来说，如何将政党和选举研究赋予更加科学和国际化的意义，比较研究方法显然是一种有效的工具。

本书是对政治学领域进行研究设计的基本问题的方法论介绍，内容浅显易懂，是一本使用的操作指南，适合政治学、社会学、人类学、经济学和历史学专业的研究生和本科生及其导师使用。全书分为六章，分别论述研究设计与相关知识的构建；研究问题的提出如何影响研究结果；研究对象和案例的选择如何影响研究结果；研究论据的采用如何影响研究结果；研究方法和技术的选择如何影响研究结果；以及最后的总结。

《社会中的国家：国家与社会如何相互改变与相互构成》采用“社会中的国家”的研究路径，从方法论、国家社会关系模型、国家权力与妥协、国家人类学、国家的稳定性、个体变迁、发展与变迁政治学、国家研究等方面，试图为“国家”提出一个有别于马克斯韦伯经典定义的新定义，并为政治学研究探索一种新的研究思路，即在国家、社会相互构成、相互改变的视角，研究两者共生、共同发展的辩证关系。

《国家的比较:为什么比较,如何比较,拿什么比较》是法国著名政治学家和社会学家马太-杜甘的重要著作，也是比较政治学领域的经典著作。《国家的比较:为什么比较,如何比较,拿什么比较》主要讨论了三个问题：在研究国家时为什么需要比较；如何比较；拿什么来比较，从而通过对政治学领域重要问题的讨论，具体地展现了比较方法如何应用于国家研究。《国家的比较:为什么比较,如何比较,拿什么比较》是论述比较方法特别是政治学领域的比较方法的一部基础著作，对于比较研究的意义及方法论做了比较精要的阐述，具有相当的学术价值。

《找回国家》是一部比较公共政策分析的理论和实证论文集，由三个篇章组成：第一篇考察新兴发展巾国家的国家战略；第二篇重点分析现代欧洲早期发动战争与缔造国家的历史，以及国家与“二战”后国际经济的相关关系；第三篇则重新审视了国家如何影响政治分化和集体行动的议题。《找回国家》涉及比较政治学、比较公共政策、比较政治经济学等领域，引用率甚高。

《民主与专制的社会起源》的作者是美国当代知名社会学和历史学专家巴林顿·摩尔，此书是一部视野宽广的史学论著。本书是对西方正统现代化理论的一个重大挑战，抨击资本主义和西方民主是进入现代工业社会的惟一道路和最终归宿的西方传统观点，并在揭示大量历史事实的基础上指出，西方民主只是特定历史环境中结出的果实，而通向现代社会的历史道路和与之相适应的政治体制形态是形形式式的。此书1966年问世后，即在欧美文化思想界引起普遍反响，标志着当时美国社会思潮的重大转折，此书一经出版，即成为西方学术经典，被誉为"对人类社会和历史所进行的重大探索"，作者也因此荣膺伍德罗·威尔逊奖和麦基弗奖。

19～20世纪是人类最为辉煌的时期，人类的能力被各种科学大大地扩张了，他们不仅不断地征服自然，也在不断地征服自己。但是到了20世纪末期人们突然发现，在那些引以为自豪的项目背后，居然是人类巨大的灾难。斯科特在《国家的视角》中阐述了许多失败的项目，从德国的科学林业到苏联的农业；从巴西的城市到坦桑尼亚的村庄，每一个项目都很辉煌，但是带给人们的却是巨大的灾难。项目可能是一个很含糊的词汇，斯科特在书中用了另外一个术语——社会工程——更直接地传达了这些项目的特征。

研究政治发展的重要著作，特别是提出“政治稳定=政治制度/政治参与”的著名公式。研究Huntington，此书必读，断不可只跟潮流去看《文明冲突论》而不看此书。

《比较政治学:体系、过程和政策》内容简介：阿尔蒙德是美国著名的政治学家，先后执教于耶鲁大学、普林斯顿大学、斯坦福大学等著名学府，1976年退休后为斯坦福大学政治学系荣誉教授。阿尔蒙德是一位跨世纪的多产的学者，1911年生于美国伊利诺斯州，1938年获芝加哥大学博士学位，从此除了有一段时间担任政府公职之外，都是从事教学研究和有关学术工作，直到2002年去世，始终孜孜不倦地进行科研和写作，在其六十多年的学术生涯中，先后出版过18本著作，发表过数以百计的论文。他的主要著作有：《发展中地区的政治》（合著）、《公民文化》（合著）、《政治发展》等。他对政治科学的研究有着执著的追求。在他生命最后的岁月里，仍然关注着两大课题的研究，一是政治科学的学科状况，二是宗教原教旨主义在政治生活中的作用。他生前的最后一篇论文就是《对外政策与古以色列神学》。

Review "Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy is the crowning achievement of three decades of research on the origins, evolution, and consequences of human values. Bold in its theorizing, pathbreaking in its methods, breathtaking in its empirical scope, and stunning in its findings, this book is one of the most important social science works ever produced on the relationship between values, development, and political regimes. Inglehart and Welzel make a compelling case for viewing development as the expansion of human autonomy and choice, and for political freedom and democracy as the consequence of economic development and cultural change. Anyone who thinks modernization theory is dead will have to grapple with the powerful logic of their evidence and argument." -Larry Diamond, Stanford University "This book is a landmark in the study of political culture and democratization. It will polarize opinion, provoking both strong acclaim and fierce critique. For this work presents powerful evidence contradicting several major schools of thought in the social sciences. It will be debated and cited now, and in years to come." -Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Paris "Inglehart and Welzel's book is a tour de force. Its comprehensive theory of how social modernization shapes human development makes a major contribution to our understanding of political development. This theory is tested by a rich analysis of peopleas opinions and values from all four waves of the World Values Survey--an unprecedented social science resource that covers 85 percent of the world's population. They conclude that social modernization shapes the human condition in predictable ways, and that the cultural consequences of modernization are a major force driving democratization. Culture matters--in nurturing the conditions for democracy to develop and in shaping the workings of the democratic process." -Russell J. Dalton, University of California, Irvine "Good books raise important questions after they have answered other important ones. Readers interested in political culture research and its contribution to understanding democratization processes will profit greatly from this book and, in addition, they will become acquainted with a professionally managed large-scale survey research project that offers many opportunities for further research." -Franz Urban Pappi, Universitat Mannheim, American Journal of Sociology Product Description This book demonstrates that people's basic values and beliefs are changing, in ways that affect their political, sexual, economic, and religious behavior. These changes are roughly predictable because they can be interpreted on the basis of a revised version of modernization theory presented here. Drawing on a massive body of evidence from societies containing 85% of the world's population, the authors demonstrate that modernization is a process of human development, in which economic development triggers cultural changes that make individual autonomy, gender equality, and democracy increasingly likely.

Review "An intellectual tour of the discipline of comparative politics with some of its most creative pioneers and contemporary practitioners. The carefully organized interviews offer surprising perspectives about our eclectic and evolving field, and remind us of why we became scholars of comparative politics in the first place." -- Edward Gibson, Northwestern University "This fascinating history of comparative politics offers a panoramic view of major debates and of trends in theoretical and methodological approaches over the second half of the 20th century. It brings the field to life by letting scholars who shaped it sketch their own intellectual biographies. Reading it is a truly enriching and enjoyable experience for any comparativist." -- Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina "This book fills a huge void in the profession of political science. Through a series of fifteen carefully prepared and referenced, wide-ranging, and often captivating interviews with many of the most influential scholars of comparative politics, we gain a priceless perspective on the growth of the discipline and the craft of research and theory building. In their intelligent and probing interviews (and very valuable introductory chapters), Munck and Snyder go a long way toward correcting our crippling deficit in professional memory, while revealing the life histories, moral convictions, intellectual passions, and divergent theoretical and methodological approaches that have shaped and advanced comparative politics in the last half-century. This book should be read by everyone who is preparing for, or thinking about, a career in political science, no matter the field." -- Larry Diamond, coeditor, Journal of Democracy "Reading autobiographical reflections of notable scholars is a pleasurable way of learning about a field of study. These interviews cover a good slice of modern comparative government. They are wide ranging, focused, and informative. And fun to read." -- Nelson W. Polsby, University of California, Berkeley "To show how great works that have shaped our understanding of politics and society are rooted in individual lives is a wonderful project. Munck and Snyder are the best of guides. Thoroughly informed about the scholarship, they explore the personal side with deftness, tact, and imagination. The result is a series of lively and revealing intellectual portraits." -- Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Watson Institute for International Studies "A fascinating oral history of comparative politics in the United States. You could read the collected books and articles of all the fifteen leading lights represented here and never grasp the insights that these interviews offer: how wars, immigration, and the economy shaped the research agenda; how the backgrounds, personalities, and life experiences of these scholars guided their work; and how these scholars evaluate one another and those beyond this elite circle. Munck and Snyder have performed an invaluable service to the discipline." -- Michael Coppedge, University of Notre Dame "This distinctive book frequently illuminates the dynamics of major scholars' research agendas (and of their career paths more generally), thus making it highly recommended reading for researchers in this subfield." -- Choice "I told my qualitative research class to read at least three of the interviews in the book and summarize what they took from each. The response was amazing. Most of them had read most of the book. They were moved, inspired, and reassured by it. Each of them felt validated by something one of these scholars said. We ended up discussing the interviews through much of the class... the discussion of how real scholars relate their world and their scholarship was so exciting to them that I didn't want to stop it. So thanks... for helping them to bridge the often daunting distance between themselves and the names on the texts they read in class -- it was truly rewarding." -- Margaret Keck, Johns Hopkins University Product Description In the first collection of interviews with the most prominent scholars in comparative politics since World War II, Gerardo L. Munck and Richard Snyder trace key developments in the field during the twentieth century. Organized around a broad set of themes -- intellectual formation and training; major works and ideas; the craft and tools of research; colleagues, collaborators, and students; and the past and future of comparative politics -- these in-depth interviews offer unique and candid reflections that bring the research process to life and shed light on the human dimension of scholarship. Giving voice to scholars who practice their craft in different ways yet share a passion for knowledge about global politics, Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics offers a wealth of insights into contemporary debates about the state of knowledge in comparative politics and the future of the field.