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9780312397463

Political Science, Third Edition; A Comparative Introduction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312397463

  • ISBN10:

    0312397461

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2001-08-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

The new third edition of a leading textbook has been comprehensively revised and rewritten throughout to cover key developments into the 21st century with new chapters added on political communication and non-democratic regimes. Lively, accessible, student-friendly, and truly international in its coverage, with a wide range of pedagogical features, the book includes full-page country case studies, debate boxes, and many charts and exhibits.

Author Biography

Rod Hague and Martin Harrop are both Senior Lecturers in Politics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Foundations
Politics and government
3(13)
Democracy
16(15)
Authoritarian rule
31(16)
The state in a global context
47(15)
The comparative approach
62(15)
PART 2 Politics and society
Political culture
77(18)
Political communication
95(15)
Political participation
110(17)
PART 3 Linking society and government
Elections and voters
127(21)
Interest groups
148(19)
Political parties
167(16)
PART 4 The structures of government
Constitutions and the legal framework
183(19)
Federal, unitary and local government
202(16)
Legislatures
218(18)
The political executive
236(18)
The bureaucracy
254(19)
PART 5 Public policy
The policy process
273

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