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Comparative Political Studies


eISSN: 15523829 | ISSN: 00104140 | Current volume: 57 | Current issue: 10 Frequency: 14 Times/YearTimes/Year

For more than 40 years, Comparative Political Studies has been the place to turn for the most timely information on methodology, theory, and research in the field of comparative politics.

The international political arena has become increasingly complex and active. As a result, interest and work in this field of study has grown dramatically in recent years. To keep up with the demand for scholarship, Comparative Political Studies has expanded its publishing frequency. Now you'll receive ten issues each year, filled with articles that are timely, cover a wide variety of topics, and are authored by the best people in the field.

In-Depth Coverage

The editorial team of Comparative Political Studies selects only the very best relevant, in-depth analyses of many cross-national political issues. Some of the subject areas you will find include:

  • European Integration
  • Regional Mobilization
  • European Monetary Politics
  • Labor Markets
  • Democratic Consolidation
  • Bargaining Institutions
  • Peace Movements
  • Electoral Systems
  • Party Strategies
  • Redemocratization
  • Production Strategies
  • Human Rights

International Forum

Comparative Political Studies is a forum for the exchange of ideas between scholars and students of comparative politics. Journal articles discuss innovative work on comparative methodology, theory, and research from around the world. Previous contributions have included exhaustive research to ensure that readers get the fullest picture on a global scale—from democracy in the Third World to civil-military relations in the Middle East, from electoral systems and party politics in Eastern Europe to economic performance in Latin America, from comparisons of political asylum in North America and Western Europe to national conflicts in Asian countries. Whatever the topic, Comparative Political Studies is always at the forefront of the field, providing valuable analyses with important implications for the formation of domestic and foreign policies.


 

Comparative Political Studies is a journal of social and political science which publishes scholarly work on comparative politics at both the cross-national and intra-national levels. We are particularly interested in articles which have an innovative theoretical argument and are based on sound and original empirical research. We also encourage submissions about comparative methodology, particularly when methodological arguments are closely linked with substantive issues in the field.

Editors
Benjamin W. Ansell University of Oxford, UK
David J. Samuels University of Minnesota, USA
Dawn Teele Johns Hopkins University, USA
Managing Editors
Ashrakat Elshehawy University of Oxford, UK
Editorial Assistants
Sebastián Cortesi Johns Hopkins University, USA
Sophia Lipkin Johns Hopkins University, USA
Editorial Board
Claire Adida University of California, San Diego, USA
John Ahlquist University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Octavio Amorim Fundacion Getulio Vargas, Brazil
Yuen Yuen Ang University of Michigan, USA
David Art Tufts University, USA
Rachel Beatty Riedl Northwestern University, USA
Pablo Beramendi Duke University, USA
Johanna Birnir University of Maryland, USA
Jason Brownlee University of Texas, Austin, USA
Melani Cammett Harvard University, USA
Giovanni Capoccia University of Oxford, UK
Teri Caraway University of Minnesota, USA
Kathleen Collins University of Minnesota, USA
Pepper Culpepper European University Institute, Italy
Catherine de Vries Bocconi University, Italy
David Doyle University of Oxford, UK
Todd Eisenstadt American University, USA
Tulia Falletti University of Pennsylvania, USA
Orfeo Fioretos Temple University, USA
John Freeman University of Minnesota, USA
Timothy Frye Columbia University, USA
Jennifer Gandhi Emory University, USA
Jane Gingrich University of Oxford, UK
Matt Golder Pennsylvania State University, USA
Sara Wallace Goodman University of California, Irvine, USA
Jane Green University of Manchester, UK
Sheena Greitens University of Texas, USA
Guy Grossman University of Pennsylvania, USA
Anke Hassel Professor of Public Policy Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany
Silja Hausermann University of Zurich, Switzerland
Lisa Hilbink University of Minnesota, USA
Sara Hobolt London School of Economics and Political Science
James R. Hollyer University of Minnesota, USA
Mala Htun University of New Mexico, USA
Maria Inclán CIDE, Mexico
Nate Jensen University of Texas at Austin, USA
Cristobal R. Kaltwasser Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
Philip Keefer Inter-American Development Bank, USA
Judith Kelley Duke University, USA
Neil Ketchley University of Oxford, UK
Desmond King University of Oxford, UK
Carl Henrik Knutsen University of Oslo, Norway
Mona Lena Krook Rutgers University, USA
Johannes Lindvall Lund University, Sweden
Julia Lynch University of Pennsylvania, USA
Lauren Maclean Indiana University, USA
James Mahoney Northwestern University, USA
Eddy Malesky Duke University, USA
Philip Manow University of Bremen, Germany
Rahsaan Maxwell University of North Carolina, USA
Bonnie Meguid University of Rochester, USA
Layna Mosley University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Victoria Murillo Columbia University, USA
Gabriel Negretto CIDE, Mexico
Anja Neundorf University of Glascow, UK
Irfan Nooruddin Georgetown University, USA
Tom Pepinsky Cornell University, USA
Timothy Power Oxford University, UK
Philipp Rehm Ohio State University, USA
Stephanie Rickard London School of Economics, UK
Amanda Robinson Ohio State University, USA
Frances Rosenbluth Yale University, USA
Michael Ross University of California-Los Angeles, USA
Gwendolyn Sasse Oxford University, UK
Leslie Schwindt-Bayer Rice University, USA
Rudra Sil University of Pennsylvania, USA
Dan Slater University of Chicago, USA
Milan Svolik Yale University, USA
Margit Tavits Washington University of St Louis, USA
Vera Troeger University of Warwick, UK
Georg Vanberg Duke University, USA
Ashutosh Varshney Brown University, USA
Sara Watson Ohio State University, USA
Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro Brown University, USA
Kurt Weyland The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Stephen Whitefield University of Oxford, UK
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