Patrick H. O'Neil is Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University. Professor O'Neil's teaching and research interests are in the areas of authoritarianism and democratization. His past research focused on eastern Europe, and his current research deals with the Middle East, particularly Iran. His publications include Revolution from Within: The Hungarian Socialist Worker's Party "Reform Circles" and the Collapse of Communism and Communicating Democracy: The Media and Political Transitions (editor).

Consistent framework encourages comparison.

Each of the 13 country studies follows the same framework, focusing on geography and demographics, history, regimes, conflicts, society, political economy, and foreign relations. Pedagogy in each chapter highlights opportunities for cross-country analysis, making it easy for students to use the cases to make their own comparisons.

Analyzes global trends in politics today.

The resurgence of authoritarianism, the spread of populism, and democracy in retreat: these global trends drive headlines today. New coverage of these movements in Cases in Comparative Politics gives students clear examples in the country cases to help them recognize these movements and understand how they are changing governments and influencing politics.

A flexible, affordable way to teach your course and a great study tool for students.

The O'Neil Comparative Politics family lets you select the resources you need to teach the course you want. Featuring a brief conceptual text that lays out the core ideas in comparative politics, a complete casebook with 13 country studies, and a comprehensive reader of primary and secondary sources, the family of titles offers instructors the chance to build a package that meets the goals of their course without asking students to pay too much. The comparative politics family is also available in the new Norton Illumine Ebook, with Check Your Understanding questions that help ensure students grasp each chapter section's key concepts, as well as Dynamic Data Figures that enable deeper quantitative analysis of key data.