Chapter 12

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Cao, X. et al. (January 2014). Research Frontiers in Comparative and International Environmental Politics. Comparative Political Studies. XX(X). 1-18.

• Why are the authors interested in exploring new avenues for research in environmental politics, and what do they say we can learn from existing studies of political processes and phenomenon?
   
• What kind of approach do they recommend regarding level of analysis, and why?
   
• What kinds of methodological approaches do they recommend, and why?

Roberts, A. et al. (December 2013). Do Electoral Laws Affect Women’s Representation? Comparative Political Studies 46(12). 1555-1581.

• What prior explanations for the lack of women’s representation do the authors describe, and what criticisms do the authors offer?
   
• What alternative procedures for explaining women’s representation do the authors offer?
   
• What conclusions do they reach?

Francschet, S. & Piscopo, J. (January 2014) Sustaining Gendered Practices? Power, Parties, and Elite Political Networks in Argentina. Comparative Political Studies 47(1). 85-110.

• What research question are the authors pursuing in this article and how does it fit with existing scholarship?
   
• What methods do they use to pursue their analysis? What are their hypotheses?
   
• What are their findings?

Sommer, U. & Asal, V. (August, 2013). A Cross-National Analysis of the Guarantees of Rights. International Political Science Review XX(X). 1-19.

• What is the main research problem this article confronts? What existing literature do they respond to, and what holes do they plan to fill?
   
• What framework do they use to address their research project? What variables doe they use
   
• What are their findings?