Part 1 : Studying politics -- Political concepts -- The comparative approach -- Part 2 : The nation-state: evolution and revolution -- The nation-state in three worlds -- Revolution, ideology and political change -- The nation-state in one world -- Part 3 : The social context of politics -- Political participation -- Election and voters -- Interest groups -- Political parties -- Part 4 : The structures of government -- The constitutional framework -- Assemblies -- The political executive -- The bureaucracy -- The military and the police -- Part 5 : Policies and performance -- The policy process -- Appendix : Information sources for politics students

1. Comparative government