Politics
The Basics
Price: $17.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-42244-4
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 31st March 2008
- Pages: 304
About the Book
This highly successful introduction to the world of politics has been fully revised and updated in collaboration with a new co-author, Nigel Jackson, to explore the varieties of political systems, the main political movements and key issues at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The new edition builds on the reputation for clarity and comprehensive coverage of the previous editions.
New to the fourth edition:
- more international examples
- greater discussion of non-Western concepts of politics
- the problem of voter apathy and lack of trust in politicians
- more discussion of the ‘war on terrorism’
- extended analysis of the role of the Internet in politics including blogs and e-democracy
- analysis of further key concepts such as genocide and policy networks
- comparison of quantitative and qualitative methods
- more links to Web pages.
Accessible in style and topical in content, this book assumes no prior knowledge in politics. These features make it ideal reading to the general reader and especially to those who are just beginning to study politics at undergraduate level.
Table of Contents
1. Politics 2. Systems 3. Concepts 4. Ideologies 5. Processes 6. States 7. Democracy 8. Policies. Appendix: Sources on Politics
About the Author(s)
Stephen D. Tansey has taught Politics for the Universities of Ife (Nigeria), Exeter, and Bournemouth, for the Open University and the WEA. He is the author of Business, Information Technology and Society (also published by Routledge).
Nigel Jackson has worked as a parliamentary agent for a UK political party, for an MP and as a parliamentary lobbyist. Teaching at the University of Plymouth his research interests are in political communication and political marketing, especially online.