Political Atlas of the Modern World (eBook)

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 Mikhail Ilyin is Professor of Comparative Politics at MGIMO-University, Moscow Mikhail Mironyuk is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at MGIMO-University and Associate Professor of Polititcal Science 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

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. Theoretical and Methodological Grounds of the
Project.

1.1 Comparative Analysis Methods.

1.2 Methods of Multidimensional Statistical Analysis.

1.3 Overview of Precedents.

2. Indices: Rationale and Structure.

2.1 Stateness Index.

2.2 External and Internal Threats Index.

2.3 Index of Potential of International Influence.

2.4 Quality of Life Index.

2.5 Index of Institutional Basis of Democracy.

3. Country Ratings.

3.1 Countries Rated by the Stateness Index.

3.2 Countries Rated by the External and Internal Threats
Index.

3.3 Countries Rated by the Index of Potential of International
Influence.

3.4 Countries Rated by the Quality of Life Index.

3.5 Countries Rated by the Index of Institutional Basis of
Democracy.

3.6 Correlations Between the Indices.

3.7 Correlation Between the Institutional Basis of Democracy
Index and Democracy Indices of Other Projects.

4. Countries Classified by Principal Components Method and
Cluster Analysis.

4.1 Countries Classified by the Principal Components Method.

4.2 Countries Classified by Cluster Analysis.

5. From Universal Comparisons to Country Profiles.

5.1 The United States in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.2 The United Kingdom in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.3 Germany in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.4 France in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.5 Japan in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.6 China in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.7 India in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.8 Brazil in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.9 North Korea in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.10 Myanmar in Multidimensional Classifications.

5.11 Russia and Other Post-Communist States in Multidimensional
Classifications.

Conclusion.

Index of Countries.

Index of Names.

"While only a statistician could properly evaluate the
authors'methodology, they have compiled a book which will
well deserve the attention of the world's political
scientists and global strategists." (Reference
Reviews Journal, 2011)



"Recognizing the need for more a more nuanced approach to
cross-national comparison, the authors of A Political Atlas of
the Modern World have developed a multidimensional
classification that encompasses and enhances existing tools. By
combining critical concepts in comparative politics and
international relations, the Atlas serves as a valuable
reference for scholars and practitioners, as well as a remarkable
tool for students to evaluate global politics and better understand
methods of political research."

--Erik Herron, University of Kansas

"This volume provides one of the most ambitious attempts at
classifying political systems across the world, based upon existing
empirical data. The volume not only critically assesses existing
data sets but tries to tap into the data to provide a series of
rankings that might be used by comparative political scientists.
This will be a very useful source for years to come."

--John Ishiyama, University of North Texas