Political Atlas of the Modern World: An Experiment in Multidimensional Statistical Analysis of the Political Systems of Modern States

How can we compare political systems in contemporary world politics? What measures can we use to understand the political development of countries whose histories and cultures make them so different? The Political Atlas of the Modern World is a unique reference source which addresses these questions by providing a comparative study of the political systems of all 192 countries of the world. 
Using quantitative data and multidimensional statistical analysis, the Atlas ranks countries according to five indices of political development:statenessexternal and internal threatspotential of international influencequality of lifeinstitutional basis of democracy.
Illustrated throughout with tables and diagrams, the book describes the methodological tools used and the key research findings.  This innovative research project was initiated and sponsored by the Institute for Public Projects (Moscow) and supported by MGIMO–University.

Nota biograficzna:
Andrei Melville is Professor of Political Science at State University – Higher School of Economics in Moscow
Yuri Polunin is Chief Analyst of the “Expert” magazine and Professor of Comparative Politics at MGIMO–University, Moscow
Michail Ilyin is Professor of Comparative Politics at MGIMO–University, Moscow
Michail Mironyuk is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at MGIMO–University and head of section at State University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Ivan Timofeev is Associate Professor of Political Theory at MGIMO–University, Moscow
Elena Meleshkina is Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Yan Vaslavskiy is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at MGIMO–University, Moscow


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How can we c ompare political systems in contemporary world politics? What measures can we use to understand the political development of countries whose histories and cultures make them so different? The Political Atlas of the Modern World is a unique reference source which addresses these questions by providing a comparative study of the political systems of all 192 countries of the world. 
Using quantitative data and multidimensional statistical analysis, the Atlas ranks countries according to five indices of political development:statenessexternal and internal threatspotential of international influencequality of lifeinstitutional basis of democracy.
Illustrated throughout with tables and diagrams, the book describes the methodological tools used and the key research findings.  This innovative research project was initiated and sponsored by the Institute for Public Projects (Moscow) and supported by MGIMO–University.