Machine generated contents note: PART 1 CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES -- P olitical Concepts -- Comparative Approaches -- Comparative Methods -- P ART 2 STATES AND REGIMES -- The State -- Democracy -- Authoritarian Rul e -- PART 3 POLITICAL MOBILIZATION -- Political Culture -- Political Co mmunication -- Political Participation -- Elections and Voting -- Inter est Groups -- Political Parties -- PART 4 GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE -- Constitutions and Law -- Multilevel Governance -- Legislatures -- The P olitical Executive -- Public Management and Administration -- PART 5 PU BLIC POLICY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY -- The Policy Process -- Political Ec onomy -- PART 1 CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES -- Political Concepts -- Compar ative Approaches -- Comparative Methods -- PART 2 STATES AND REGIMES -- The State -- Democracy -- Authoritarian Rule -- PART 3 POLITICAL MOBIL IZATION -- Political Culture -- Political Communication -- Political Pa rticipation -- Elections and Voting -- Interest Groups -- Political Par ties -- PART 4 GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE -- Constitutions and Law -- Mu ltilevel Governance -- Legislatures -- The Political Executive -- Publi c Management and Administration -- PART 5 PUBLIC POLICY AND POLITICAL E CONOMY -- The Policy Process -- Political Economy.

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