Edited by Peter Burnell, Professor of Politics and International Studies, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Vicky Randall, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex, and Lise Rakner, Head of Department, Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen

Tony Addison, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Helsinki
Robert Ahearne, University of East London
Nadje Al-Ali, SOAS, University of London
Leslie Elliott Armijo, Portland State University, Oregon
Johanna Birnir, University of Maryland
Deborah Brautigam, Johns Hopkins University
James Chiriyankandrath, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Peter Ferdinand, University of Warwick
Michael Freeman, University of Essex
Jeff Haynes, London Metropolitan University
Siri Gloppen, University of Bergen
Stephen Hobden, University of East London
Reinoud Leenders, King's College London
Emma Mawdsley, University of Cambridge
Peter Newell, University of Sussex
Marina Ottaway, Woodrow Wilson Center
Jenny Pearce, London School of Economics
Anna Persson, University of Gothenberg
Nicola Pratt, University of Warwick
Lise Rakner, University of Bergen
Vicky Randall, University of Essex
Ingrid Samset, Leiden University College
James R. Scarritt, University of Colorado
Andreas Schedler, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico
Rachel Sieder, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, Mexico
Gyda Maraas Sindre, University of Bergen
Astri Suhrke, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen
David Taylor, University of London
Liv Tønnessen, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen
Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen
Stephen Wright, Northern Arizona University

'Burnell, Rakner, and Randall offer us a comprehensive overview of politics in the developing world and a perfect blend of real world empirics and social science theory. If you are looking for an idea textbook, this is it.' - Nancy Berneo, Nuffield Chair of Comparative Politics, University of Oxford

'Clearly written and systematically presented, this textbook contains a wealth of information around the core themes in development studies. The combination of theoretical and conceptual debats with specific case studies provides students with a solid introduction to the subject.' - Renske Doorenspleet, Associate Professor in Comparative Politics, University of Warwick