Daniele Caramani Libros

Focusing on the evolution of voting behavior, Daniele Caramani examines the shift from regional diversity to national homogeneity in politics from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Utilizing constituency-level data, he illustrates how national and industrial revolutions fostered a uniform political landscape, supplanting preindustrial territorial influences. His analysis, structured around party families, explains the varying degrees of homogeneity observed in different countries today, highlighting the historical context behind these transformations.

This exciting and authoritative introduction to comparative politics provides a range of perspectives, methods, and theories at the heart of political systems around the world. Alongside explanations of the most important themes, students are presented with a wealth of empirical data to demonstrate similarities and differences in practice, and to encourage research. This new edition takes account of the latest developments in the wake of democratic uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, and sees a much stronger emphasis on the financial crisis, paying particular attention to state finances, and stressing the effects of the crisis on political attitudes and forms of participation.