Contents Foreword/1 ┃Special Articles┃ Questions of Democratization Studies Cao Peilin / 6
┃Methodology┃ Designing Comparative Research: Inspiring Examples for Practitioners of Comparative Politics Chen Feng Kang Yi / 38 Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Time:The Development of TQCA and TSQCA Shi Qipeng / 57
┃Democratization Studies┃
Diffusion Waves in European Democratization — The Impact of Organizational Development Kurt Weyl and Gao Junlong li Yaqi / 79 The Myth of Democratic Recession Steven Levitsky Lucan Way / 97 The Economic Reform in Latin America from the Perspective of Comparative Politics—A Review Basing on Related Literature Liu Wei Miao Ling / 112
┃ New Issues┃ The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis Lynn White Liu Qingjiang / 127 A Study of Internet Media Influence on Public Policy Agenda Setting Chen Zhongrun Zhou Youping / 143
┃ Chinese Politics in Comparative Perspective┃ Restructuring Chinese Civil Service for Good Governance Mao Guirong / 176
┃Summary┃ The Review of Democratization,Political Development and Comparative Historical Analysis Li Luqu Li Xiaohui / 222 The Review of the Fifth Comparative Politics Forum and “Comparative Politics,Democratization and Political Orders” Li Xin / 248
Submission Guidelines for Comparative Politics Studies / 250 Submission Formats for Comparative Politics Studies / 252