Understanding Democratic Politics

An Introduction

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

This textbook is designed for first-time students of politics. It provides an ideal introduction and survey to the key themes and issues central to the study of democratic politics today.

The text is structured around three major parts: concepts, institutions and political behaviour; and ideologies and movements. Within each section a series of short and accessible chapters serve to both introduce the key ideas, institutional forms and ideological conflicts central to the study of democratic politics and provide a platform for further, in-depth studies.

Each chapter contains a 'bullet-point' summary, a guide to further reading, and a set of questions for tutorial discussion. Designed and written for an undergraduate readership, Understanding Democratic Politics: An Introduction will become an essential guide and companion to all students of politics throughout their university degree.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-02-17
Mått:189 x 246 x 19 mm
Vikt:670 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:340
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780761971832

Utforska kategorier

Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

After his PhD at the London School of Economics, Roland taught at the University of Aberdeen for 16 years. Roland joined the Department in 2005 as a Professor of Politics and International Relations. He held visiting appointments at Heidelberg University (Germany); Karl-Franzens University Graz (Austria); University of California, Los Angeles; and Deakin University, Melbourne. In 2011, he was a visiting professor at the University of Queensland in Brisbane (Australia). Currently, he is a visiting fellow at the Sydney Democracy Initiative at Sydney University.

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Innehållsförteckning

PART ONE: CONCEPTSSovereignty - Roland AxtmannConstitutionalism - Neil WalkerHuman Rights and Democracy - David BeethamJustice, Equality, Liberty - Vittorio BufacchiPower, Authority, Legitimacy - Noël O′SullivanRepresentative and Direct Democracy - Michael SawardMajoritarianism - Thomas O HueglinConsociationalismPluralism - Judith SquiresDifferenceCivil Society - Roland AxtmannNational and GlobalClass - Roland Axtmann and Robert GrantElitesPART TWO: INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOURThe Territorial State - Michael KeatingGovernment, Civil Service and Public Policies - Grant Jordan and Emma ClarenceParliaments - David ArterParties and Party Systems - Byron CriddleElections and Electoral Systems - Michael DyerInterest Groups - Wyn GrantSocial Movements - Lynn G BenniePolitical Participation - George MoyserSocial Capital - William A Maloney and Linda StevensonThe Welfare State and Democracy - Michael Lister and Daniel WincottCyber-democracy - Peter FerdinandDemocratic Citizenship in the Age of Globalization - Roland AxtmannPART THREE: IDEOLOGIES AND MOVEMENTSLiberalism - Antonino PalumboConservatism - Arthur AugheySocialism - Terrell CarverMarxismAnarchism and Democracy - Patricia Clark and Sharif GemieNationalism - Alain DieckhoffxContemporary Right-Wing Extremism - Anders WidfeldtFeminism - Kimberly HutchingsEnvironmentalism - John BarryDemocracy and the Islamist Paradox - Abdelwahab El-AffendiCosmopolitanism - Nicholas Rengger