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Chilcote, Ronald Hodell was born on February 20, 1935 in Cleveland. Son of Lee Alfred and Katherine (Hodell) Chilcote.
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This critical examination and assessment of both orthodox and radical theories of comparative politics seeks to expose students to contrasting and challenging points of view. Professor Chilcote clarifies and synthesizes the major theoretical directions found in the literature of comparative politics and political science. His focus on system, culture development, and class reflects the themes around which the literature tends to cluster. An extensive annotated bibliography is provided at the end of each chapter. As a text for advanced undergraduate and graduate classes and as a reference and guide for teachers, this book will prove to be (in the words of one reviewer) "the definitive work on the contemporary study of comparative politics." It may also be useful as a supplementary text in introductory courses.
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Extensively revised and updated, this classic text revisits the central problem of searching for mainstream and alternative paradigms to guide us in comparative political inquiry. Building upon the first edition’s comprehensive and systematic overview of frameworks, ideologies, and theories, the second edition highlights new directions and developments over the past decade, including the continuation of an ideological political science; methodological innovations such as rational-choice, historical, and postbehavioral approaches; new emphases on and links between political culture and participation; the recasting of modernization theory and the revitalization of class analysis; and a thoroughgoing post-Keynesian political economy point of view.The second edition continues the tradition of the first in updating what one reviewer commended as outstanding excellent annotated bibliographies at the end of each chapter and the thorough survey of the general literature of comparative politics at the end of the book.” In addition, the new edition includes an appendix of definitions that facilitate clarity and understanding of political science terminology, important for students at every level from the introductory on up.In a postCold War world in which challenges to comparative inquiry aboundethnic conflict, authoritarian repression, state building and disintegration, new industrialization and postindustrialization, security systems redefinedthe search for new paradigms that Theories of Comparative Politics represents gains in importance daily.
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As an introductory text in comparative study, this work begins with the assumption that students should examine a variety of perspectives and explore alternative possibilities as a means of arousing curiosity, stimulating creativity, building interest and self-motivation, and enhancing understanding of complex issues in politics and political economy.The book provides the student with the foundations for comparative inquiry. Its purpose is threefold: to sketch an overview of the major theories and concepts; to expose issues, summarize arguments and counter-arguments; and to encourage the beginning student to pursue critical thinking in the recognition that mainstream ideas deserve scrutiny, many essential questions remain unsettled, and that the outcome may result in the formulation and reinforcement of a personal perspective, premised on one’s individual learning.The principal chapters focus on important themes and dichotomies of theory with attention to institutional frameworks (state and system approaches), the social dimension (class and group formations), the cultural dimension (individual and collective preferences), the economic dimension (capitalist and socialist development), and the political dimension (representative and participatory democracy).
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author Political science and economics educator
Chilcote, Ronald Hodell was born on February 20, 1935 in Cleveland. Son of Lee Alfred and Katherine (Hodell) Chilcote.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1957. Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1957. Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1965. Diploma Superior, University Lisbon, Portugal, 1960. Diploma Estudios Hispanicos, University Madrid, 1961.
Instructor political science, Stanford (California) U., 1961-1963; assistant professor, Stanford (California) U., 1963-1970; associate professor, Stanford (California) U., 1970-1975; professor political science, University of California, Riverside, 1975-1990; professor political science and economics, University of California, Riverside, since 1990.
( As an introductory text in comparative study, this work...)
( Extensively revised and updated, this classic text revi...)
(This critical examination and assessment of both orthodox...)
President Temple Hills Community Association, Laguna Beach, California, since 1974. Trustee Laguna Beach Unified School District, 1975-1983, president of the board of trustees, 1978-1980, 82-83. Board directors Laguna Greenbelt Inc., Laguna Beach, since 1975.
Member American Political Science Association, Latin American Studies Association.
Married Frances Tubby, January 6, 1961. Children: Stephen, Edward.