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Understanding Comparative Politics- Vantage Learning Platform
An Inclusive Approach

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January 2024 | CQ Press
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About Understanding Comparative Politics - Vantage Learning Platform
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Understanding Comparative Politics: An Inclusive Approach is offered in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. For a personalized demo, please contact your Sage representative.
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Chapter 1: Getting Started: Inclusivity and Building a Foundation with Concepts and Data
 
Chapter 2: Understanding Democracy: Definition, Institutions, Ideas, and Norms
 
Chapter 3: Taking a Look at Europe
 
Chapter 4: Politics in the U.K.: How Did British Politics Go from Staid to Unstable?
 
Chapter 5: Overview of Communism: Revolution, Political Institutions, Political Economy and Political Culture
 
Chapter 6: Taking a Look: Post-Soviet States
 
Chapter 7: Politics in Russia: Why Is Authoritarianism So Seemingly Stable Despite Earlier Hopes for Democratic Change?
 
Chapter 8: Taking a Look: East, Southeast, and South (ESEA) Asia
 
Chapter 9: Politics in China: How Can Such Economic Success Exist with Political Repression?
 
Chapter 10: Overview of the Global South: Experiences with Globalization
 
Chapter 11: Taking a Look at Latin America
 
Chapter 12: Politics in Mexico: How Can Democratization Proceed with Such Inequality, Corruption, and Violence?
 
Chapter 13: Taking a Look at the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
 
Chapter 14: Politics in Egypt: Why & How the “Arab Spring” Became the Egyptian Winter
 
Chapter 15: Taking a Look at Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Chapter 16: Politics in Nigeria: Why Can’t the Giant of Africa Awake?
 
Chapter 17: Concluding Your Studies: What You’ve Learned from a Data-Intensive, Interactive, Concept-Focused, and Inclusive Approach to Comparative Politics
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KEY FEATURES OF UNDERSTANDING COMPARATIVE POLITICS: AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH
  • A focus on gender and other elements of identity across countries and cultures encourages students to think critically about how these elements influence world politics.
  • "Taking a Look" chapters frame the politics of regions around the world, and case study chapters dive further into particular countries.
  • Short question features throughout each chapter provoke reactions and analysis as students read.
  • Review and Critical Thinking questions at the end of each chapter enforce key concepts and help students make connections.
  • Maps throughout the text help students better situate the regions or countries being explored.