Politics in the Developing World

The past-fifteen years have seen a transformation in the politics of the developing world and the way we think about it. This textbook identifies and analyses the processes and events that are changing politics in developing societies and shaping our perceptions of them.

Peter Burnell is Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. He is author or editor of seven books on aspects of Third World Politics, specifically nationalism, international aid and democratization, and founding co-editor of the journal Democratization. He has a specialist knowledge of the politics of Zambia, and he has taught courses including "Democratisation and Development."

Vicky Randall is Professor of Government at the University of Essex. She has taught a course on "Politics in the Developing World" for many years and is co-author of Political Change and Underdevelopment. She is also coeditor of the journal Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. Her other publications have dealt with political parties in the Third World, communications media in Third World politics, and aspects of Indian politics, viewed from a comparative perspective.