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978-1-5381-1412-4 • Paperback • August 2018 • $85.00 • (£54.95)
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W. Phillips Shively is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of The Craft of Political Research, 10th edition (2017), as well as numerous articles on elections and methods of analysis.
Part I
| The Idea Of Politics
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CHAPTER 1
| Politics: Setting the Stage
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CHAPTER 2
| Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy
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Part II
| The State and Public Policy
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CHAPTER 3
| The Modern State
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CHAPTER 4
| Policies of the State
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CHAPTER 5
| Economic Policy of the State
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CHAPTER 6
| What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice and Effectiveness
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Part III
| The Citizen and the Regime
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CHAPTER 7
| Democracies and Authoritarian Systems
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CHAPTER 8
| Political Culture and Political Socialization
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Part IV
| The Apparatus of Governance
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CHAPTER 9
| Constitutions and the Design of Government
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CHAPTER 10
| Elections
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CHAPTER 11
| Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics
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CHAPTER 12
| Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics
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CHAPTER 13
| Social Movements and Contentious Politics
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CHAPTER 14
| National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary Government
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CHAPTER 15
| National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential Government
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CHAPTER 16
| Bureaucracy and the Public Sector
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CHAPTER 17
| Law and the Courts
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Part V
| International Politics
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CHAPTER 18
| Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others)
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Power & Choice is the gold standard of the introductory texts available in political science.
— Noel A.D. Thompson, Tuskegee University
Simply the best undergraduate textbook on politics.
— Wonik Kim, Louisiana State University
A lively exploration of politics that appreciates the incredible complexity, while at the same time constructs a conceptual apparatus that allows students to explore the simplicity and beauty of politics.
— Eric Boyer, Colby-Sawyer College
- Additional coverage of the continuing fallout of the 2008–2009 worldwide economic crisis, the failed Arab Spring, the upsurge of populism and the fragility of democracies, and the Nigerian elections.
- New sections on the importance of norms in democratic government, the need to strike a balance in partisanship, the digital challenge to political parties, and the rise of “court” politics.
- New examples include Rwanda’s attempt to eliminate the use of plastic bags, the two large-scale uprisings in Iran since its revolution, and climate change as an international problem of public goods.
- A new four-color design and updated art program to better engage students.
- New pedagogical aids include “Major Themes to Look For” and review questions in every chapter, as well as new online study quizzes.
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