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Originally published in 1983, this book locates the behavioural approach to the study of politics in its social science and historical context. The text reviews the findings in a number of fields - public opinion, electoral behaviour, political participation, policy outputs, political recruitment, political welfare and socialisation, among others. The book is comprehensive and when first published it was the first single-author study to integrate the diverse findings of many studies both from the UK and North America. It was particularly written for students on courses in political analysis, political methods, political sociology and political behaviour

Intro -- Experimental Political Science -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Notes on the Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Experimental Political Science in Perspective -- Part I Overview -- Chapter 2 Voting Behavior and Political Institutions: An Overview of Challenging Questions in Theory and Experimental Research -- Chapter 3 Laboratory Tests of Formal Theory and Behavioral Inference -- Chapter 4 Voting Mechanism Design: Modeling Institutions in Experiments -- Part II Experimental Designs -- Chapter 5 Strategic Voting in the Laboratory -- Chapter 6 Survey Experiments: Partisan Cues in Multi-party Systems -- Chapter 7 Experimental Triangulation of Coalition Signals: Varying Designs, Converging Results -- Part III Exploring and Analyzing Experimental Data -- Chapter 8 Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data -- Chapter 9 Experimental Chats: Opening the Black Box of Group Experiments -- Part IV Challenges to Inferences from Experiments -- Chapter 10 On the Validity of Laboratory Research in the Political and Social Sciences: The Example of Crime and Punishment -- Chapter 11 Gathering Counter-Factual Evidence: An Experimental Study on Voters' Responses to Pre-Electoral Coalitions -- Chapter 12 Using Time in the Laboratory -- Part V Conclusion -- 13 Conclusion: Ways Ahead in Experimental Political Science -- Appendix: Resources for Experimental Research in the Social Sciences -- Index.

This book studies the history America's political parties and the challenges they face today. In the 2016 primaries the anti-establishment candidates had an early advantage with a wild-card quality that resonated with modern voters, demonstrating how drastically America's political climate has changed and the need for nonpartisan party reform

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction: What Political Science is . . . and Isn't -- A Christian Framework for Approaching Political Science -- Faithful Learning Illustrated: The Logic of Power and Attitudes Toward Risk -- Conclusion: "Dr. Horne, I Think I'm Interested in Going into Politics . . . -- Discussion Questions -- Series Afterword -- More on Faithful Learning in Academic Studies -- More from P& -- R on Political Studies -- More from P& -- R on Politics.

This book traces the development of political science from ancient influences such as Plato and Aristotle to modern political shapers such as Robert A. Dahl. It covers changes to the field in both thought and practice due to the rise and fall of political regimes, world wars, colonialism, and social media. The book also includes thorough examinations of international relations, systems of government, constitutions, domestic policy, public opinion, and administration. The book ends with brief biographies of important people in the field of political science that specifies their various contributions.

"Super PACs" in Federal elections :overview and issues for Congress /R. Sam Garrett --The state of campaign finance policy :recent developments and issues for Congress /R. Sam Garrett --The constitutionality of regulating corporate expenditures :a brief analysis of the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United volume FEC /L. Paige Whitaker --527 groups and campaign activity :analysis under campaign finance and tax laws /L. Paige Whitaker and Erika K. Lunder --501(c)(4) organizations and campaign activity :analysis under tax and campaign finance laws /Erika K. Lunder and L. Paige Whitaker --Federal Election Commission :advisory opinion 2011-11 /Federal Election Commission --Federal Election Commission :advisory opinion 2011-12 /Federal Election Commission.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1: Understanding Political Science -- Chapter 1: Discovering the Discipline of Political Science -- Looking at Politics and Political Science -- Studying Political Power -- Searching for Sources of Legitimacy -- Chapter 2: Shaping Research in Political Science: Looking at Major Approaches -- Starting with Traditionalism -- Switching to Behavioralism -- Moving Leftward with Post-Behavioralism -- Comparing Political Science Theories -- Looking at Historical Sociology -- Seeking Benefits: Rational Choice Theory -- Chapter 3: Dealing with Political Culture -- Analyzing Political Culture -- Sustaining Democracy: The Civic Culture -- Working on Political Socialization -- Moving from Materialist to Postmaterialist -- Part 2: Comparing Governments -- Chapter 4: Discussing Different Forms of Government -- Identifying Types of Governments -- Dividing Powers -- Chapter 5: Setting the Rules: Constitutions -- Looking at Constitution Basics -- Creating a New Country: The U.S. Constitution of 1789 -- Checking on a New Document: The Russian Constitution -- Chapter 6: Comparing Political Institutions: Systems of Government -- Comparing Democratic Political Systems -- Studying the U.S. Congress -- Looking at Great Britain -- Analyzing Executives -- Going Bureaucratic -- Settling Disputes -- Chapter 7: Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups -- Studying Elections -- Political Parties - Necessary for Democracy -- Interest Groups: Influencing the Government -- Part 3: Going Global: International Relations -- Chapter 8: Thinking Globally: The Study of International Relations -- Understanding the Origins of International Relations -- Getting into the Theories of International Relations.

Originally published in 1983, this book locates the behavioural approach to the study of politics in its social science and historical context. The text reviews the findings in a number of fields - public opinion, electoral behaviour, political participation, policy outputs, political recruitment, political welfare and socialisation.