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 Comparative Government and Politics FIRST
EDITION
Edited by:

Pushpa Singh - Department of Political Science, Miranda House, University

of Delhi
Chetna Sharma - Department of Political Science, Kamala Nehru College,
University of Delhi

July 2019 | 384 pages | SAGE Texts

Format Published Date ISBN Price

Paperback 07/01/2019 9789353285692 ₹495.00

A wide-ranging, accessible and contemporary textbook capturing the narrative of comparative

politics and its changing nature in the rapidly transforming world.

Comparative Government and Politics introduces students to the tradition of comparative political research
and explores the central ideas and questions that constitute the field. This textbook, written in close
consultation with the syllabus and course curriculums of major Indian universities, indulges in critical
thematic exploration as well as detailed study of important political institutions and their functioning in
comparative perspective. Instead of just summarizing European scholarly works with examples from the
West, the book centralizes the experiences and case studies from postcolonial societies, making it
relatable for the students of developing countries. It covers contemporary global debates pertinent to each
topic and brings up important cases from the Global South as well.
Key Features:

• Discussions incorporate the intersectionality of gender, race and ethnicity

• Chapters begin with a Reader’s Guide feature to lay out the objective, structure and brief introduction of
the chapter content

• Content is aided by book-end glossary, list of keywords and review questions for self-assessment

• Discussions incorporate the intersectionality of gender, race and ethnicity

• Chapters begin with a Reader’s Guide feature to lay out the objective, structure and brief introduction of
the chapter content

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• Content is aided by book-end glossary, list of keywords and review questions for self-assessment

Table Of Contents:

Madhulika Banerjee

Foreword by

Preface

Acknowledgements

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Pushpa Singh

Introduction: Understanding Comparative Politics

Anusha and Shefali Manhas

Challenges to Comparative Government and Politics

Skylab Sahu

Capitalism: Origin, Growth and Evolution

Pushpa Singh and Chetna Sharma

Socialism: Meaning, Growth and Development

Ruchi Shree and Pushpa Singh

Colonialism in Comparative Perspective: Forms and Dimensions

Rohit Raj

Decolonization

Tripta Sharma

Brazil: Tracing the Constitutional Development and Political Economy

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Praveen Dhanda

Nigeria: The Troubled Giant of Africa

Rityusha Mani Tiwary and Shivani Sharma

China’s Constitutional Development and Political Economy Since 1949: Perspectives and Trends

Shivali Aggarwal

Britain: Constitutional Development and Political Economy

SECTION II: POLITICAL PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Skylab Sahu

Approaches to the Study of Comparative Politics

Pushpa Singh

Political Representation, Voting and Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective

Babita Verma

Party and Party Systems

Chetna Sharma

Nation State: Historical Evolution in Western Europe and Postcolonial Contexts

Chetna Sharma

Process of Democratization in Postcolonial, Postauthoritarian and Postcommunist countries

Rahul Chimurkar and Vasavi

Federalism in Comparative Perspective: Nature, Meaning and Emerging Trends

Glossary

Index

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About the author(s):
Pushpa Singh is Assistant Professor at Department of Political Science, Miranda House, University of
Delhi. She completed BA (Hons), MA and MPhil in political science from University of Delhi and is currently
pursuing her PhD from the University. She has been engaged in teaching subjects such as Political Theory,
Comparative Politics, Human Rights and Indian Political Thought for the past 14 years. Her interest areas
are development studies, gender issues, human rights, seed sovereignty and political economy of the
Indian State. She was part of the India team in the international project on ‘Mapping Rights Representation
and the Poor: Study of Three Large Democracies of the World: Brazil, Mexico and India’ (2004), funded by
IDS Sussex. She was Co-Principal Investigator for an Innovation Project titled ‘Kashmiriyat and Beyond’,
sponsored by University of Delhi and was awarded the ‘Best Display for Innovation Projects’ prize by the
University. She has presented papers in several international and national seminars in her areas of
interest. She contributed to the peer-reviewed journal Contribution to Indian Sociology and has chapters in
edited volumes of many books such as Contemporary India (2009), Development Process and Social
Movements in Contemporary India (2016), Shasan: Mudde Aur Chunotiyan (2017), Governance (2018),
Political Process in Contemporary India (2018) and several online publications, as part of e-content
generation by Institute of Lifelong Learning (ILLL), University of Delhi. She was part of a collaborative
programme on ‘Women and Politics’ organized by University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, USA, and
Department of Political Science, Miranda House, during her tenure as the Teacher-in-Charge. She was
Associate Fellow of Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi, from 2003 to 2008. During
that period, she was part of organizing committees of several national and international seminars and
grassroots colloquiums. The experience helped her understand perspectives from field engagements. She
received the ‘East West Scholarship’ for securing highest marks in her masters. In her graduation days,
she received ‘All Round Best Student Award’ and several other accolades from Daulat Ram College,
University of Delhi.Chetna Sharma is Assistant Professor at Department of Political Science, Kamala
Nehru College, University of Delhi. She obtained her master’s degree from Department of Political Science
and MPhil from Department of African Studies, University of Delhi. In 2011, she was awarded PhD from
Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. Her PhD thesis was titled ‘Identity Politics
and Recognition of Minorities in Indian States: A Study of Bodos and Ladakhis’. It is based on an extensive
fieldwork in and around Bodo-dominated areas of Kokrajhar, the capital city of Guwahati in Assam, and
Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. This work focuses on politics of recognition of internal minorities in Assam
and Jammu and Kashmir. It engages in contemporary discussions on multiculturalism, pushes the
normative boundaries beyond an examination of national minorities and analyses the political negotiations
involved in determining the cultural securities of internal minorities. Her areas of interest are political
theory, contemporary liberalism, citizenship, minority rights, multiculturalism, conflict studies and politics
of Assam, with a special focus on plain tribes and peace accords. With a strong interest in political theory,
she has contributed chapters for University of Delhi’s web portal for undergraduate students on topics
of liberalism, state, equality, multiculturalism and pluralism. She has also published debates on secularism
and Muslim women’s position as internal minority in the Indian democracy. She was awarded Junior
Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship by University Grants Commission (UGC). She
contributed a chapter in a book titled itizenship in Globalizing World, edited by Ashok Acharya (New Delhi,
2012). Dr Sharma regularly presents papers at seminars and conferences in India and abroad. In 2017,
she attended a workshop on forced population displacement and the making of the modern world,
organized by Brown International Advanced Research Institute, Brown University, Providence, USA.

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