Introduction to Politics

by Ponton, Geoffrey; Gill, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780631187844
• ISBN10: 0631187847
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-08-20
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This new edition of Ponton and Gill's well-known text continues to provide students with a superlative guide to political concepts and institutions. Two entirely new chapters consider the dimensions of globalization, focussing on the interplay between national and international political concerns. It is an indispensable volume for all introductory students of politics.

Author Biography

Geoffrey Ponton and Peter Gill teach at Liverpool John Moores University. Peter Gill is the author of Policing Politics (1993) and Geoffrey Ponton of The Soviet Era (1993).

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface to the third edition

Preface to the second edition

Preface to the third edition

The Study of Politics

The Meaning and Scope of Politics

Approaches and Levels

Key Concepts - 1: Power, Authority and Legitimacy

Key Concepts - 2: Ideology, Interest and Choice

Models in the Study of Politics

Models of Democracy - 1: Alternatives

Models of Democracy - 2: The Debate

The Scope and Responsibility of the State

The Context of Politics

Political Stability

History, Tradition and Myth

The Economic and Social Context of Politics

National Politics in Operation

Party Politics

Group Politics

Executives

Assemblies

Executive-Assembly Relations

Bureaucracies

Laws, Courts and Judges

The Police and the Military

Supranational and Subnational Politics

Global Politics: Approaches to Analysis: Charlotte Bretherton

Global Politics: Processes of Change: Charlotte Bretherton

Nationalism, Federalism and Devolution

Local Politics

Links Between Government and People

Legitimacy

Political Socialization

Representation and Elections

Other Forms of Participation

References

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