TY - BOOK AU - Bebler,Anton AU - Berg-Schlosser,Dirk AU - Chirkin,Veniamin AU - Huneeus,Carlos AU - Korany,Bahgat AU - Lijphart,Arend AU - Marradi,Alberto AU - Morlino,Leonardo AU - Riggs,Fred W. AU - Seroka,Jim AU - Smith,Bruce James AU - Topornin,Boris N. AU - Welch,Claude E. AU - Wiatr,Jerzy J. TI - Contemporary Political Systems: Classifications and Typologies SN - 9781555871475 PY - 2023///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables and Figures --; Acknowledgments --; PART 1. THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL CONCERNS --; 1 Introduction --; 2 On Classification --; 3 The Theory of the Mixed Regime and the Problem of Power: A Machiavellian Meditation --; PART 2. MODERN TYPOLOGIES --; 4 Democratic Political Systems --; 5 Authoritarianism --; 6 On the Classification of Socialist Political Systems --; 7 Typologies of Socialist Systems --; 8 The Comparative Study of Third World Political Systems --; 9 Typologies of Third World Political Systems --; 10 A Neoinstitutional Typology of Third World Politics --; 11 Typologies Based on Political Parties --; 12 Typologies Based on Civilian-Dominated Versus Military-Dominated Political Systems --; PART 3. CLASSIFICATION BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA --; 13 African Political Systems --; 14 Arab Political Systems --; 15 Latin American Political Systems --; 16 Conclusions and Summary: A Long Journey Begins with a Single Step --; About the Contributors --; Index; restricted access N2 - Classification systems and typologies, if properly developed, can help formulate research questions, determine agendas for inquiry, and lead to the development of scientifically testable hypotheses and general theory building. This seminal book represents a full spectrum of political, ideological, and cultural environments. It is intended as a contribution toward consensus building in the international community of political scientists UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685851477 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685851477 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781685851477/original ER -