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This innovative new text provides a sophisticated theoretical and practical understanding of research design in the social sciences.

This book provides a concise overview of regulation, the primary mode of modern governance by, within, and beyond the state. Martino Maggetti delves into the fundamental concepts and theoretical frameworks underpinning the study of regulation, charting its historical evolution, current practices, and evolving complexities. Adopting a comparative approach, Maggetti analyzes public, private, and hybrid forms of regulation in the context of diverse countries and sectors. Chapters discuss the roles of regulatory agencies and networks, reflecting on performance and evaluating alternatives to...

This book develops and applies an inventive theoretical approach to the comparative study of the neglected aspect of the real (or "de facto") independence of regulatory agencies. The book begins with an examination of the organisational and institutional factors shaping the de facto independence of regulatory agencies in Western Europe. There follows an analysis of the role of independent regulatory agencies in the policy-making process, using de facto independence as an explanatory variable. The final section is devoted to the relationship between regulatory agencies and the news media. In...

This book provides a concise overview of regulation, the primary mode of modern governance by, within, and beyond the state. Martino Maggetti delves into the fundamental concepts and theoretical frameworks underpinning the study of regulation, charting its historical evolution, current practices, and evolving complexities. Adopting a comparative approach, Maggetti analyzes public, private, and hybrid forms of regulation in the context of diverse countries and sectors. Chapters discuss the roles of regulatory agencies and networks, reflecting on performance and evaluating alternatives to...

What are the conceptual and methodological challenges facing comparative politics today? This informative book discusses four main challenges that create stress for disciplinary reproduction and advancement, while providing potential solutions. In seven chapters, the contributors cover the most pressing issues: the dissolution of the nation-state as the main objective of inquiry; the increasing complexity of concepts and methods; the capacity to accumulate knowledge; and the tensions between parsimonious and contextually rich explanations.