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A comprehensive theory of politics is outlined. In the first part of the book the logic of competitive politics is analyzed and the political parties, the political ideologies, the role of mass media and the political intellectuals are outlined. In the second part of the book the constitutional frame of the political democracy is analyzed and the parliament, the government, the head of state, the constitutional court are outlined in every detail.

Intro -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL -- POLITICS IN ACTION -- DEBATING . . . -- FOCUS ON . . . -- CONCEPTS -- KEY IDEAS -- KEY THINKERS -- FIGURES -- PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION -- USING THIS BOOK -- GUIDE TO KEY FEATURES -- GUIDE TO WEBSITE -- FOR LECTURERS -- FOR STUDENTS -- CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS POLITICS? -- PREVIEW -- KEY ISSUES -- DEFINING POLITICS -- Politics as the art of government -- Politics as public affairs -- Politics as compromise and consensus -- Politics as power -- STUDYING POLITICS -- Approaches to the study of politics -- The philosophical tradition -- The empirical tradition -- Behaviouralism -- Rational-choice theory -- New institutionalism -- Critical approaches -- Concepts, models and theories -- POLITICS IN A GLOBAL AGE -- Beyond the domestic/international divide? -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION? -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 2: POLITICAL IDEASAND IDEOLOGIES -- PREVIEW -- KEY ISSUES -- WHAT IS POLITICAL IDEOLOGY? -- CLASSICAL IDEOLOGICAL TRADITIONS -- Liberalism -- Classical liberalism -- Modern liberalism -- Conservatism -- Paternalistic conservatism -- The New Right -- Neoliberalism -- Neoconservatism -- Socialism -- Marxism -- Classical Marxism -- Orthodox communism -- Neo-Marxism -- Social democracy -- 'New' social democracy -- OTHER IDEOLOGICAL TRADITIONS -- Anarchism -- Fascism -- Feminism -- Green ideology -- Cosmopolitanism -- Religious fundamentalism -- Populism -- QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION -- FURTHER READING -- CHAPTER 3: POLITICS AND THE STATE -- PREVIEW -- KEY ISSUES -- DEFINING THE STATE -- Origins and development of the state -- Approaches to the state -- DEBATING THE STATE -- Rival theories of the state -- The pluralist state -- The capitalist state -- The leviathan state -- The patriarchal state -- The role of the state -- Minimal states -- Developmental states.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on Aristotle's Text and Translations -- Introduction: Philosophy and Politics in Aristotle's Politics -- 1 Aristotle's Audiences -- 2 Politics Book I -- 3 Aristotle's Method in the Politics -- 4 The Essential Nature of the State and Specific Identities in Aristotle's Politics -- 5 Evaluating the Goodness of Regimes -- 6 Why Constitutions Differ: Causation in the Politics -- 7 The Citizen and the Sovereign Office in the Politics

The liberal enlightenment as well as the more radical left have both traditionally opposed religion as a reactionary force in politics, a view culminating in an identification of the politics of religion as fundamentalist theocracy. But recently a number of thinkers-Agamben, Badiou, Tabues and in particular Simon Critchley-have begun to explore a more productive engagement of the religious and the political in which religion features as a possible or even necessary form of human emancipation. The papers in this collection, deriving from a workshop held on and with Simon Critchley at the University of Texas at San Antonio in February 2010, take up the ways in which religion's encounter with politics transforms not only politics but also religion itself, molding it into various religions of politics, including not just heretical religious metaphysics, but also what Critchley describes as non-metaphysical religion, the faith of the faithless. Starting from Critchley's own genealogy of Pauline faith, the articles in this collection explore and defend some of the religions of politics and their implications. Costica Bradatan teases out the implications of Critchley's substitution of humor for tragedy as the vehicle for the minimal self-distancing required for any politics. Jill Stauffer compares Critchley's non-metaphysical religiosity with Charles Taylor's account of Christianity. Alistair Welchman unpacks the political theology of the border in terms of god's timeless act of creation. Anne O'Byrne explores the subtle dialectic between mores and morality in Rousseau's political ethics. Roland Champagne sees a kind non-metaphysical religion in Arendt's category of the political pariah. Davide Panagia presents Critchley's ethics of exposure as the basis for a non-metaphysical political bond. Philip Quadrio wonders about the political ramifications of Critchley's own 'mystical anarchism' and Tina Chanter re-reads the primal site in the Western tradition at which the political and the religious intersect, the Antigone story, side-stepping philosophical interpretations of the story (dominated by Hegel's reading) by means of a series of post-colonial re-imaginings of the play. The collection concludes with an interview with Simon Critchley taking up the themes of the workshop in the light of more recent political events: the Arab Spring and the rise and fall of the Occupy movement. Alistair Welchman is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at San Antonio who is interested in questions of naturalism and materialism, especially but not exclusively in relation to French and German philosophy since Kant. In addition he works as a translator, mostly of Schopenhauer's World as Will and Representation (for Cambridge) but also of Salomon Maimon's Essay on Transcendental Philosophy (Continuum) and has a growing interest in political questions stemming from his situation on the US-Mexico border.

Providing students with all the essential information required and a full definition of terms, this companion to Western European politics presents past events, prominent personalities, important dates, organizations and electoral information in an accessible, easy-to-read format.

In the first title of an exciting new series one of the world's leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics: what is it, why we do we need it and where, in these turbulent times, is it heading? From the gap between rich and poor to the impact of social media, via Machiavelli, Hobbes and Weber, Runciman's comprehensive short introduction is invaluable to those studying politics or those who want to know how life in Denmark became more comfortable than in Syria. Fusing animation and images from the award winning animators behind RSA Animates, beautifully adapted to both print and digital formats, the Ideas in Profile series boldly reinvents what introductions can and should be in the twenty-first century. Concise, clear, relevant, entertaining, original and global in scope, Politics makes essential reading - and viewing for students and general readers

In the first title of an exciting new series one of the world's leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics: what is it, why we do we need it and where, in these turbulent times, is it heading? From the gap between rich and poor to the impact of social media, via Machiavelli, Hobbes and Weber, Runciman's comprehensive short introduction is invaluable to those studying politics or those who want to know how life in Denmark became more comfortable than in Syria. Fusing animation and images from the award winning animators behind RSA Animates, beautifully adapted to both print and digital formats, the Ideas in Profile series boldly reinvents what introductions can and should be in the twenty-first century. Concise, clear, relevant, entertaining, original and global in scope, Politics makes essential reading - and viewing for students and general readers.

Written by Dr Peter Joyce, who is Principal Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, Politics: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added-value features like summaries of key books, and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam. The book uses a structure that mirrors the way Politics is taught on many university courses. Chapters include key issues in studying pol

Now in its fifth edition, Politics: The Basics explores the systems, movements and issues at the cutting edge of modern politics. A highly successful introduction to the world of politics, it offers clear and concise coverage of a range of issues and addresses fundamental questions such as: Why does politics matter? Why obey the state? What are the key approaches to power? How are political decisions made? What are the current issues affecting governments worldwide?Accessible in style and topical in content, the fifth edition has been fully restructured to reflect core issues, systems and move.

Careers in Focus: Politics, Second Edition examines 18 exciting careers for people with a wide variety of interests and backgrounds. Job profiles include:. -Ambassadors. -City managers. -Federal and state officials. -Interpreters and translators. -Lawyers and judges. -Political columnists and writers. -Political scientists. -Press secretaries and political consultants. -Public opinion researchers. -Urban and regional planners

Cover -- Half Title -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- WAYS IN TO THE TEXT -- Who Was Aristotle? -- What Does Politics Say? -- Why Does Politics Matter? -- SECTION 1: INFLUENCES -- Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context -- Module 2: Academic Context -- Module 3: The Problem -- Module 4: The Author's Contribution -- SECTION 2: IDEAS -- Module 5: Main Ideas -- Module 6: Secondary Ideas -- Module 7: Achievement -- Module 8: Place in the Author's Work -- SECTION 3: IMPACT -- Module 9: The First Responses -- Module 10: The Evolving Debate -- Module 11: Impact and Influence Today -- Module 12: Where Next? -- Glossary of Terms -- People Mentioned in the Text -- Works Cited

Introduction : Latinoizing American politics -- Latino demographic transformation -- The development of Latino ethnicity -- Institutionalizing Latino political ethnicity -- Recent trends in national origin differences -- The Americanization of Latino political behavior and policy preferences -- Conclusion : Americanizing Latino politics -- The 2018 National Survey of Latinos in the Era of Trump.

Packed with insight into contemporary issues and analysis of the latest developments in UK and US Politics, including the 2019 UK General Election and 2020 US election, this textbook is specially designed to help your students perform to the best of their abilities in the AQA Politics Paper 1 and Paper 2 exams. This Student Textbook: - Strengthens your students' understanding of comparative politics through dedicated comparative politics chapters and synoptic links throughout - Builds your students' confidence by highlighting key terms and connections between different topics in the specification - Develops your students' skills of analysis and evaluation through activities, debates and exam-style questions - Provides answer guidance for exam-style questions online at www.hoddereducation.co.uk.

The Focus Philosophical Library's edition of Aristotle's Politics is a lucid and useful translation for the student of undergraduate philosophy, as well as for the general reader interested in the major works of western civilization. Includes an introductory essay and glossaries of names and important Greek words.