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Theorizing in Comparative Politics Democratization in Africa

Paperback • 2024 • English

Theorizing in Comparative Politics Democratization in Africa

By Goran Hyden

4 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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This book addresses a pertinent issue in comparative politics: how can the discipline do analytical justice to regions of the world that differ historically from the Western experience? For decades the West has served as a baseline against which all other regions are assessed, most recently in studies of democratization. Structural differences between regions have been ignored in favour of explanations based on human agency and institutions. In Theorizing in Comparative Politics, Goran Hyden use...Show more

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9781009429498

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

Theorizing in Comparative Politics Democratization in Africa

Format

Paperback

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