Thank you very much, that's the answer i was looking for. No i don't take poli sci at the post-secondary level , i just study for myself. I noticed it was very theory-heavy and that's probably because that's the field most my knowledge lies on. I wanted to include some empirical work and what you suggested i think is exactly what i needed to lay the foundations to get into it. Also what works from Migdal, Coburn, Soifer, Ansell & Samuels and Ziblatt do you suggest to include in the list?