| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction: Origins of political science and basic definition -- pt. I. Background. Epistemological and methodological foundations and approaches -- Research designs and methods -- Relationship with neighbouring disciplines -- pt. II. Macro-politics. The social bases of politics -- Democracies -- Democratization -- Non-democratic regimes -- pt. III. Governance. Government, parliament and judiciary -- Public policies and public administration -- pt. IV. Meso-and micro-politics. Political participation, social movements, protests, revolutions -- Political communication and media -- Interest groups -- Political parties -- Elections and electoral behaviour -- pt. V. International politics. The globalization of international politics -- Regionalism and beyond |
| Summary |
From the award-winning team behind the <International Encyclopaedia of Political Science ... </ /> />Moving beyond mainstream "traditional" approaches to bring you a new advanced-level introduction to political science.</ </ A perfect introduction for postgraduates who are new to political science, as well as upper-level undergraduates looking to broaden and deepen their understanding of core topics, this progressive account:</ Guides you through all key areas of political science: origins, methodological foundations, key topics, and current issues> Takes an international and pluralist perspective with all issues explored in a comparative way related to different cultural and historical contexts> Includes pulled-out descriptions of major concepts, further reading and self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter.>> |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-286) and index |
| Subject |
Political science.
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Political participation.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Political science
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Berg-Schlosser, Dirk.
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Badie, Bertrand.
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| LC no. |
2016961164 |
| ISBN |
9781529714715 |
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1529714710 |
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9781526413031 |
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1526413035 |
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