To what extent should comparative politics focus on nation-states, relative to supranational, transnational, and subnational political phenomena?

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Critically analyse with the theories on the evolution and adaptation of the modern state over the last 40 years, i.e. globalization, Europeanisation, marketization, regulation, audit and surveillance.

Evaluate the implications of these theories for the approach to comparative political science, N.B. Conventionally comparative analysis has focused on nation-states as the basic unit of analysis. The unit of analysis is ‘what’ or ‘who’ that is being studied.

Support your argument with examples from at least two liberal democracies.
Please use the following resources in this essay:
Hague, R. and Harrop, M. (2013) Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction. 9th edition. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Newton, K. and Van Deth, J.W. (2010) Foundations of Comparative Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Caramani, D. (ed.) (2013) Comparative Politics. 3rd edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Richards, D. and Smith, M.J. (2002) Governance And Public Policy In The UK. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Chapter 5

Drogus, C. A. and Orvis, S. (2012) Introducing Comparative Politics: Concepts and cases in context. CQ Press: Washington.

• Dryzek, J. And Dunleavy, P. (2009) Theories of the Democratic State. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

• Klijn, E.H. (2012) ‘New Public Management and Governance: a Comparison’, in Levi-Faur, D., Oxford Handbook of Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 201-214
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Garner et al. (2012) Chapter 14 – Introducing Global Politics.

• Sorensen, G. (2011) ‘Globalization and the nation-state’, Caramani, D. (ed.) (2011) Comparative Politics. 2nd edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, Chapter 24

Smith, M.J. (2009) Power and the State. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
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