Inside Countries: Subnational Research in Comparative Politics

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Although comparative politics is conventionally seen as the study of politics across countries, the field has a longstanding and increasingly prominent tradition in national contexts; focusing on subnational units, institutions, actors and processes. This book offers the first comprehensive assessment of the substantive, theoretical, and methodological contributions. With empirical chapters from across the contemporary Global South, including India, Mexico, and China, as well as Russia, the contributors show how subnational research provides useful insights about substantive themes in political science, from regimes and representation, to states and security, to social and economic development. In addition to methodological chapters with specific guidance about best practices for doing subnational research, this volume also proposes a set of strategies for subnational research, assesses their strengths and weaknesses, and offers illustrative empirical applications.

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Inside Countries
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Inside Countries - Title page
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Subnational Research in Comparative Politics
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Figures, Tables, and Maps
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Contributors
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Preface and Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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1 - Subnational Research in Comparative Politics
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Substantive, Theoretical, and Methodological Contributions
- By Agustina Giraudy, Eduardo Moncada, Richard Snyder
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Part I - Issues of Method and Research Design
pp 55-112
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2 - Politics in Space
pp 57-91
Methodological Considerations for Taking Space Seriously in Subnational Research
- By Imke Harbers, Matthew C. Ingram
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3 - Units of Analysis in Subnational Research
pp 92-112
- By Hillel David Soifer
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Part II - Regimes and Representation
pp 113-178
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4 - Politics in the Provinces: Subnational Regimes in Russia, 1992–2005
pp 115-155
- By Gavril Bilev
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5 - Multilevel Causation in Gender Policy: Abortion and Violence against Women Laws in the Mexican States
pp 156-178
- By Caroline Beer
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Part III - States and Security
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6 - Multilevel Partisan Conflict and Drug Violence in Mexico
pp 181-213
When Do Criminal Organizations Attack Subnational Elected Officials?
- By Guillermo Trejo, Sandra Ley
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7 - Subnational Units, the Locus of Choice, and Concept Formation
pp 214-242
Conceptualizing Civilian Behavior in Contexts of Civil War
- By Ana Arjona
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Part IV - Social and Economic Development
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8 - Subnationalism and Social Development
pp 245-286
The Subnational Welfare State in India
- By Prerna Singh
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9 - Indigenous Welfare, Tribal Homelands, and the Impact of Civil Society Organizations
pp 287-317
A Subnational Analysis of Federal India
- By Sunila S. Kale, Nimah Mazaheri
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10 - Local States of Play: Land and Urban Politics in Reform-Era China
pp 318-350
- By Meg Rithmire
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Conclusion
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11 - Empirical and Theoretical Frontiers of Subnational Research in Comparative Politics
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- By Agustina Giraudy, Eduardo Moncada, Richard Snyder
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Index
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Contents

Inside Countries
pp i-ii

Inside Countries - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures, Tables, and Maps
pp vii-ix

Contributors
pp x-x

Preface and Acknowledgments
pp xi-xiv

Introduction
pp 3-54

1 - Subnational Research in Comparative Politics
pp 2-54

Part I - Issues of Method and Research Design
pp 55-112

2 - Politics in Space
pp 57-91

3 - Units of Analysis in Subnational Research
pp 92-112

Part II - Regimes and Representation
pp 113-178

4 - Politics in the Provinces: Subnational Regimes in Russia, 1992–2005
pp 115-155

5 - Multilevel Causation in Gender Policy: Abortion and Violence against Women Laws in the Mexican States
pp 156-178

Part III - States and Security
pp 179-242

6 - Multilevel Partisan Conflict and Drug Violence in Mexico
pp 181-213

7 - Subnational Units, the Locus of Choice, and Concept Formation
pp 214-242

Part IV - Social and Economic Development
pp 243-350

8 - Subnationalism and Social Development
pp 245-286

9 - Indigenous Welfare, Tribal Homelands, and the Impact of Civil Society Organizations
pp 287-317

10 - Local States of Play: Land and Urban Politics in Reform-Era China
pp 318-350

Conclusion
pp 351-367

11 - Empirical and Theoretical Frontiers of Subnational Research in Comparative Politics
pp 353-367

Index
pp 368-374

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