Introducing Comparative Politics The Essentials Second Edition by Stephen Orvis

Presenting Comparative Politics The Fundamentals Second Edition written by Stephen Orvis

1. ISBN-10

   1544379048
2. ISBN-13

   978-1544379043

3. Stephen Orvis holds the position of Professor of Government at Hamilton College. He specializes in sub-Saharan Africa (particularly Kenya), politics of identity, transitions to democracy, and the political economy of development. For over twenty-five years, he has been delivering courses on introductory comparative politics, African politics, nationalism, identity politics, political economy of development, and fragile states. He has authored a book and various articles focusing on agricultural development in Kenya, along with multiple pieces on civil society in Africa and Kenya. Presently, his research revolves around political institutions in Africa.

   Carol Ann Drogus retired as a Professor of Government at Hamilton College. Her expertise lies in Brazil, religion, and the political engagement of women. She has been teaching introductory comparative politics and Latin American politics for more than two decades, and offering courses on gender and politics, and women in Latin America. She has authored two books and numerous articles on the political activism of women within religious movements in Brazil.