Political Science Today (eBook)

Wendy N. Whitman Cobb (Autor)

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2023 | 2., Second Edition
731 Seiten
Cq Press (Verlag)
978-1-0718-4459-5 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I: Foundations
Chapter 1: What Is Political Science?
Differences between Politics and Political Science
History
Is Political Science a Science?
Major Concepts of Political Science
Chapter 2: Research Methods
Questions and Answers
Quantitative Methods
Qualitative Methods
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Political Science
Chapter 3: Political Theory
The Ancients to the Enlightenment
The Enlightenment
Challenges to Liberalism
Contemporary Philosophy
The State of Political Theory Today
Part II: Institutions and Behavior
Chapter 4: Constitutions, Law, and Justice
Characteristics of Constitutions
Systems of Law
The Court System
Chapter 5: Electoral and Party Systems
Parliamentary Systems
Presidential Systems
Purpose of Political Parties
Duverger’s Law
Chapter 6: Political Communications
Roles of the Media
Shaping and Making the News
Media around the World
The Internet, Social Media, and Democracy
Chapter 7: Social Movements and Political Change
Social Movements
The Collective Action Problem
The Impact of Social Movements
Modern Social Movements
Part III: Subfields
Chapter 8: American Politics
Congress
The Presidency
The Courts
Political Behavior
Chapter 9: Comparative Politics
The Comparative Method
The State
Democracy
Globalization
Communism and Postcommunism
Authoritarianism
Development and Developing Countries
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
Chapter 10: International Relations
Origins of International Relations Theory
Realism
Liberalism
Constructivism
Feminism
War and Peace
Chapter 11: Political Economy
What Does Politics Have to Do with the Economy?
Types of Economic Systems
Government Involvement and Economic Performance
International Political Economy
Comparative Political Economy
Chapter 12: Public Policy and Public Administration
Stages of the Policymaking Process
Patterns of Policy Change
Policy Actors and Types of Policies
Public Administration
Glossary
Notes
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2023
• Verlagsort: Washington DC
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Schlagworte: introduction to political science • Intro to political science • Political Science Today • political theory • Wendy N. Whitman Cobb • Whitman Cobb
• ISBN-10: 1-0718-4459-8 / 1071844598
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0718-4459-5 / 9781071844595