Elements in Political Science
1st Edition
Published on 31. March 2020
356 pages
978-1-4744-0053-4 (ISBN)
Description
This introductory textbook provides the ideal basis for students coming to Politics for the first time. The book opens with thequestion 'What is Politics?' and then explores the four major 'elements' : Comparative Institutions, Political Ideologies, Public Administration and International Relations. The book has been divided into five easy-to-use sections, each with a guide to literature for further study. Each chapter ends with two essay questions, making this an ideal teaching and revision tool.Key features* Covers the core elements of a Political Science undergraduate degree* Ideal for revision of the subject: includes 50 essay questions* Offers helpful guides to the literature in each area* Written by a distinguished team of authors with many years of teaching experience
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Frank Bealey | Richard A. Chapman | Michael Sheehan
Elements in Political Science
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02/1999
Edinburgh University Press
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Section One Introduction
- 1 Politics and political science
- 2 Power, legitimacy and authority
- 3 The state
- 4 Political regimes
- 5 Problems of modern democratic government
- Section One Bibliography
- Section Two: Comparative Institutions
- 6 The comparative approach
- 7 Constitutions
- 8 Parliaments
- 9 Governments
- 10 Political parties
- Section Two Bibliography
- Section Three: Political Ideologies
- 11 The concept of ideology
- 12 Liberalism
- 13 Socialism
- 14 Conservatism
- 15 Fascism
- Section Three Bibliography
- Section Four: Public Adminstration
- 16 Public administration and public sector management
- 17 Organisation theory and bureaucracy
- 18 Personnel management and informal organisation
- 19 Decentralisation, devolution and deconcentration
- 20 Administrative reform
- Section Four: Bibliography
- Section Five: International Relations
- 21 Approaches to the study of international relations
- 22 The structure of the global system
- 23 Foreign policy analysis
- 24 International security
- 25 International society
- Section Five Bibliography
- Index
