Essentials of Comparative Politics (Fourth Edition)
Patrick H. O’Neil is Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington.  He has a Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University.  Professor O’Neil’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of authoritarianism and democratization.  His past research focused on Eastern Europe, and his current research focuses on the Middle East, particularly Iran.  His publications include the books Revolution From Within: The Hungarian Socialist Worker’s Party “Reform Circles” and the Collapse of Communism and Communicating Democracy: The Media and Political Transitions (editor).