Political Science (North American edition) A Comparative Introduction

by Hague, Rod; Harrop, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780230101142
• ISBN10: 0230101143
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The classic introduction to political science has been comprehensively updated for this new edition. Retaining the clarity of expression and breadth of coverage that has made it the introduction of choice for generations of students, it provides a lively and up-to-date account of the events and forces shaping politics in today's interconnected world.

Author Biography

ROD HAGUE was formerly Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Newcastle, UK. MARTIN HARROP is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Newcastle, UK.

Table of Contents

List of illustrative material	p. ix
Preface	p. xii
Guide to learning features	p. xiv
Guide to profiles	p. xv
Studying Politics
Political concepts	p. 3
What is politics?	p. 3
Government or governance?	p. 5
Classifying governments	p. 7
Power	p. 10
Authority and legitimacy	p. 11
The state and sovereignty	p. 14
Nations and nationalism	p. 15
Ideology	p. 19
Left and right	p. 20
Learning resources	p. 23
Theoretical approaches	p. 25
The institutional approach	p. 25
The behavioural approach	p. 28
The structural approach	p. 31
The rational choice approach	p. 33
The interpretive approach	p. 37
Conclusion	p. 41
Learning resources	p. 42
Research strategies	p. 43
Case studies	p. 43
Comparative studies	p. 46
Qualitative comparisons	p. 50
Quantitative analysis	p. 51
Historical analysis	p. 53
Learning resources	p. 57
States and Regimes
The state	p. 61
Emergence, expansion and restructuring	p. 61
Security and surveillance	p. 67
The post-colonial state	p. 69
Collapsed states and state building	p. 72
Beyond the state	p. 76
Learning resources	p. 82
Democracy	p. 83
Direct democracy	p. 84
Deliberative democracy	p. 86
Representative democracy	p. 88
Liberal and illiberal democracy	p. 89
Waves of democratization	p. 91
Learning resources	p. 98
Authoritarian rule	p. 99
The nature of authoritarian rule	p. 99
Personal despots	p. 103
Monarchs	p. 104
Political parties	p. 105
Presidents	p. 112
Armed forces	p. 113
Religious leaders	p. 115
Learning resources	p. 117
Political Mobilization
Political Culutre	p. 121
Studying political culture	p. 122
Political trust and social capital	p. 123
Generational analysis and postmaterialism	p. 125
Political culture in authoritarian states	p. 130
Political culture in illiberal democracies	p. 131
Elite political culture	p. 132
A clash of civilizations	p. 134
Learning resources	p. 137
Political communication	p. 139
Media development	p. 140
Media structures	p. 145
Media impact	p. 146
Public opinion	p. 152
The media in authoritarian states	p. 155
The media in illiberal democracies	p. 157
Learning resources	p. 159
Political participation	p. 161
Participation in liberal democracies	p. 161
Social movements	p. 165
Participation in political violence	p. 168
Participation in authoritarian states	p. 170
Participation in illiberal democracies	p. 173
Learning resources	p. 177
Elections and voters	p. 179
Scope and franchise	p. 179
Electing legislatures	p. 180
Electing presidents	p. 188
The referendum, initiative and recall	p. 190
Turnout	p. 194
Voting behaviour	p. 197
Elections in authoritarian states	p. 199
Elections in illiberal democracies	p. 200
Learning resources	p. 202
Political parties	p. 203
Party organization and membership	p. 204
Selecting candidates and leaders	p. 208
Membership and finance	p. 211
The waning social base	p. 214
Party systems	p. 216
Parties in authoritarian states	p. 222
Parties in illiberal democracies	p. 224
Learning resources	p. 226
Interest groups	p. 227
Classifying interest groups	p. 228
Interest groups in liberal democracies	p. 231
Channels of influence	p. 234
Conditions of influence	p. 240
Interest groups in authoritarian states	p. 241
Interest groups in illiberal democracies	p. 243
Learning resources	p. 246
Government and Governance
Constitutions and law	p. 249
Constitutions	p. 250
Judicial review and constitutional courts	p. 253
Judicial activism	p. 258
Judicial independence and recruitment	p. 261
Administrative law	p. 262
Law in authoritarian states	p. 264
Law in illiberal democracies	p. 265
Legal pluralism	p. 267
Learning resources	p. 270
Multilevel governance	p. 271
Introducing multilevel governance	p. 271
Federalism	p. 273
The European Union: a special case	p. 281
Unitary states	p. 282
Regional governance	p. 283
Local government	p. 284
Central-local relations in authoritarian states	p. 290
Central-local relations in illiberal democracies	p. 291
Learning resources	p. 294
Legislatures	p. 295
Structure	p. 296
Functions	p. 299
Committees	p. 309
Membership	p. 310
Legislatures in authoritarian states	p. 313
Legislatures in illiberal democracies	p. 314
Learning resources	p. 317
The political executive	p. 319
Presidential government	p. 320
Parliamentary government	p. 326
Semi-presidential government	p. 334
The executive of the European Union	p. 338
The executive in authoritarian states	p. 340
The executive in illiberal democracies	p. 342
Learning resources	p. 344
Public management	p. 345
Evolution	p. 345
Recruitment	p. 347
Organization	p. 349
Accountability	p. 355
New public management	p. 357
Public management in authoritarian states	p. 360
Public management in illiberal democracies	p. 361
Learning resources	p. 364
Public Policy
The policy process	p. 367
Models of policy-making	p. 368
Stages of the policy process	p. 370
Policy instruments	p. 375
Regulation	p. 376
Public policy in authoritarian states	p. 381
Public policy in illiberal democracies	p. 382
Learning resources	p. 385
Political economy	p. 387
Foundations	p. 387
Varities of capitalism	p. 390
Convergence?	p. 397
The political economies of authoritarian states	p. 398
The political economies of illiberal democracies	p. 403
Learning resources	p. 405
References	p. 407
Index	p. 434
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