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This concise, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science engages students with concrete examples of analysis without overwhelming them with details.

Table of Contents:
PrefacePart I: THE IDEA OF POLITICS 1. Politics: Setting the Stage 2. Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy Part II: THE STATE AND PUBLIC POLICY 3. The Modern State 4. Policies of the State 5. Economic Policy and the Political Economy of the State 6. Political Choices: The Problems of justice and Efficiency Part III: THE CITIZEN AND THE REGIME 7. Authority and Legitimacy: The State and the Citizen 8. Democracy and Autocracy Part IV: THE APPARATUS OF GOVERNANCE 9. Constitutions and the Design of Government 10. Elections 11. Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics 12. Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics 13. Social Movements and Contentious Politics 14. National Decision-making Institutions: Parliamentary Government 15. National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential Government 16. Bureaucracy and the Public Sector 17. Law and the Courts Part V: INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 18. Global Politics: Politics Among States (and Others) APPENDIX: PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ANALYSIS Glossary Index

About the Author :
W. Phillips Shively is Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, where he moved in 1971 after teaching at the University of Oregon and Yale University. He has also served as Visiting Professor at the University of Oslo in Norway. His research, which has appeared in numerous articles, deals with the comparative study of elections, and he has written The Craft of Political Research, an introduction to research techniques. He has also had practical experience as a lobbyist in Minnesota. His true love is natural history.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780072996128
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw Hill Higher Education
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: An Introduction to Political Science
  • Width: 160 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0072996129
  • Publisher Date: 24 May 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 233 mm
  • No of Pages: 480
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 603 gr


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