Politics: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780415571906 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 566 str.

Barrie Axford;Gary K. Browning;Richard Huggins

Opis

The eagerly-awaited 3rd edition of this highly respected and user-friendly text for introductory courses has been thoroughly updated to reflect the world today. It provides completely updated and stimulating coverage of topics essential to the understanding of contemporary politics. It offers students necessary guidance on ways of studying and understanding politics, and illustration of the many different sites at which politics is construed and conducted. Ideal for students taking combined degrees at introductory level in politics and the social sciences, it emphasizes the individual and social dimension of politics and covers theories and concepts in an accessible way. Key features include:

• Revised introduction considering 'what is politics' and how we understand and approach its study
• New chapter structure (esp. Part 3) organised thematically around the politics of power to provide more imaginitive and accessible coverage political insitutions and governance
• New examples and case studies including: Ukraine, the Arab Spring; the "Charlie Hebdo" shootings; "Fertility tourism" in India; Hydropower in Cambodia
• More on democratization, authoritarian regimes, direct democracy, gender critical perspectives, minority rights, freedom of speech, global capitalism, social movements, radical political change and post-secularism, and challenges and changes posed by social media
• Companion website to include: tbc after further discussion and research

Spis treści

Part I People and politics Chapter 1 The individual and politics: studying politics from the bottom-up Chapter 2 Individualism in thought and action Chapter 3 Political socialisation: learning about politics Chapter 4 Political culture Chapter 5 Political participation Part II Ideas and politics Chapter 6 Political thought Chapter 7 Political ideologies Chapter 8 Concepts and case studies Chapter 9 Democracy, authoritarianism, and the limits of democratisation Chapter 10 Political institutions and the machinery of government Chapter 11 Interests, influence, and the legitimisation of power Chapter 12 Discursive power – communication and politics Chapter 13 From ideas to policies to legislation Part IV Politics beyond the territorial state Chapter 14 Politics and governance beyond the nation-state Chapter 15 Globalisation and the global condition