CiNii 図書 - Politics : an introduction

This textbook has been carefully designed to meet the needs of students taking introductory courses in Politics. It is accessible and exciting, and by taking the widest possible definition of what is political it offers unrivalled coverage of the subject. Specially designed as an interactive text, it includes think points, exercises and extracts as well as a range of illustrative material to stimulate responses from the reader. The authors emphasise the role of the individual in politics, and the interplay between the personal, the national and the global. They introduce topical issues and examples to bring the subject to life. Features and benefits of Politics: An Introduction: * Comprehensive: includes chapters on political sociology, political institutions, the state, political parties and associations, political thought and a whole section on international and global politics * User-friendly : includes marginal comments, key words and definitions, extensive cross-referencing and a glossary * Clearly written: by a team who are all actively involved in teaching undergraduates and whose enthusiasm for teaching and engaging with students and issues is manifest * Encourages further study : through imaginative and annotated further reading sections at the ends of chapters and a consolidated bibliography.

Preface and Acknowledgements. Introduction. PART 1: People and Politics Chapter 1: Individuals: Is politics really about people?: Introduction: Three questions for analysis
Parts or wholes: should we study individuals or structures?
The modern individual
Individuals as utility maximisers: the myth of 'economic man
Individualism in action
Individuals and rights
Individualism and collectivism
Communitarianism
Beyond individualism and collectivism: the postmodern condition
Individuals and the capacity for meaningful political action
Conclusion
Further reading
Chapter 2: Introduction
Political socialisation
What is political socialisation for?
The process of political socialisation
When?
How?
The importance of political socialisation
What does political socialisation tell us about political science?
What does political socialisation tell us about politics?
What does political socialisation tell us about the political system?
Conclusion
Further reading
Chapter 3: Introduction
The uses of political culture
The civic culture
Criticisms of The Civic Culture
An alternative approach: political culture and ideology
Subcultures
Culture and political identity
Three case studies of political culture
The rise of the 'Asian Tigers: a cultural phenomenon
Northern Ireland: Irreconcilable subcultures?
European integration: creating a new political culture?
Conclusion
Further reading
Chapter 4: Introduction: What is political participation?
Political participation and democracy
Democracy: good or bad?
The idea of democracy
Indirect or representative democracy and participation
Elite theories of participation and democracy
Rethinking political participation and democracy
Who participates: some individual and social correlates of political participation
Selected variables and political participation: a brief inventory
Why do some people participate in politics and why do some abstain?
Agency: political efficacy
Structure: the law, society and ideas
Conclusion
Further reading
Chapter 5: Introduction
The study of political and social change
Key questions in the explanation of social and political change
What causal factors are privileged for explanatory purposes?
Does the theory seek to generalise about political and social change?
Does the theory emphasise order or change?
Is change continuous or discontinuous, evolutionary or revolutionary?
Modernisation and change: functionalism, evolutionism and teleological theories of change
Revolutionary change
Values and revolution - functionalist accounts
Revolutions and violence
Revolutions from above
Revolutions as a means of going back to the future
Two studies in political and social change
Short-term behavioural change: electoral change
Revolutionary change in East-Central Europe
Conclusion
Further reading
PART 2 POLITICS AND IDEAS
Chapter 6: Concepts and issues
Introduction
Conceptual analysis
Freedom
The Rushdie Case
Righ

巻冊次: : pbk ISBN 9780415110754

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This textbook is designed to meet the needs of students taking introductory courses in Politics. It is accessible and exciting, and by taking the widest possible definition of what is political it offers an unrivalled coverage of the subject. Specially designed as an interactive text, it includes think points, exercises and extracts as well as a range of illustrative material to stimulate responses from the reader. The authors emphasise the role of the individual in politics, and the interplay between the personal, the national and the global. They introduce topical issues and examples to bring the subject to life. Features and benefits of Politics: An Introduction: * Comprehensive: includes chapters on political sociology, political institutions, the state, political parties and associations, political thought and a whole section on international and global politics * User-friendly: includes marginal comments, key words and definitions, extensive cross-referencing and a glossary* Clearly written: by a team who are all actively involved in teaching undergraduates and whose enthusiasm for teaching and engaging with students and issues is manifest * Encourages further study: through imaginative and annotated further reading sections at the ends of chapters and a consolidated bibliography

Preface and acknowledgements. Introduction. PART 1: People and Politics Chapter 1. Individuals - Is Politics Really About People? Chapter 2. Learning About Politics Chapter 3. Political Culture Chapter 4. Political Participation Chapter 5. Politics and Social Change PART 2. Politics and Ideas Chapter 6. Concepts and Issues Chapter 7. Political Thought Chapter 8. Political Ideologies PART 3. Politics In Action Chapter 9. The Matter of The State Chapter 10. The Politics of National Government (1) Chapter 11. The Politics of National Governemnt (2) Chapter 12. Politics Below The Nation-State Chapter 13. The Politics of Influence Chapter 14. The Policy Process PART 4: Politics Beyond The Nation-State Chapter 15. Politics Above The Nation-State Chapter 16. The Process of Globalisation Glossary. General Bibliography. Author and Subject Index

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