Introduction to politics / Robert Garner, Peter Ferdinand and Stephanie Lawson
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Descript
xxv, 525p. : maps ; 25 cm
CONTENT
Introduction -- Politics and the state -- Political power, authority, and the state -- Democracy and political obligation -- Freedom and justice -- Traditional ideologies -- Challenges to the dominant ideologies -- Institutions and states -- Law, constitutions, and federalism -- Legislatures, legislators, and the executive -- Bureaucraices, policy studies, and governance -- Votes, elections, parties -- Civil society, interest groups, and the media -- Political culture -- Introducing global politics -- Traditional theories in global politics -- Critical approaches to global politics -- Security and insecurity -- Diplomacy and foreign policy -- International organizations in global politics -- Global political economy