The book is designed as an introduction to the study of Comparative Politics and Governance. The authors aim to provide a comprehensive and understandable guide to this exciting field of political science.

They focus on methods and theories, the differences between democratic and authoritarian systems, the various forms that governance can take in individual states, as well as the ways in which citizens participate ‒ or are excluded ‒ from governance and from the decision-making that affects their lives.