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.