This open access book provides a comprehensive reference work for political science, detailing the actual usage of the 200 most central concepts in the discipline over the past 10 years. The respective contributions demonstrate how each concept has been used in the most cited contemporary works by political scientists from around the world and are complemented by a bibliography with the 20 most cited texts in the field from the past decade. Written by leading scholars and experts in each area, the entries provide a comprehensive, comparative, and accessible overview of the different uses of the concept.Developed in collaboration with the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the book offers an authoritative and indispensable open resource for the interested public, policymakers, and students and scholars of political science and related disciplines.
