Long established as the leading text in the field, the new 6th edition has been comprehensively updated, revised and rewritten throughout to take account of the impact and consequences of the events of September 11 2001 and other key developments of the early Twenty-first-century. A new chapter has been added on Political Economy and another has been substantially recast to focus centrally on the evolution of the state in a global era, globalization and the state. Lively, accessible, student-friendly and truly international in its coverage, the 6th edition includes the usual wide range of pedagogical features including full page country case studies, debate boxes and an increased number of charts, figures, tables and quotations throughout.The companion website for this new edition features an entirely new additional chapter (not included in the book) on political economy. The website is available at www.palgrave.com/politics/hague
Table of Contents:
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS
Politics and Government
The State in a Global Context
Democracy
Authoritarian Rule
The Comparative Approach
PART 2: POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Political Culture
Political Communication
Political Participation
PART 3: LINKING SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT
Elections and Voters
Interest Groups
Political Parties
PART 4: GOVERNMENT AND POLICY
Constitutions and the Legal Framework
Federal, Unitary and Local Government
Legislatures
The Political Executive
The Bureaucracy
PART 5: PUBLIC POLICY
The Policy Process
Table of Contents:
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS
Politics and Government
The State in a Global Context
Democracy
Authoritarian Rule
The Comparative Approach
PART 2: POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Political Culture
Political Communication
Political Participation
PART 3: LINKING SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT
Elections and Voters
Interest Groups
Political Parties
PART 4: GOVERNMENT AND POLICY
Constitutions and the Legal Framework
Federal, Unitary and Local Government
Legislatures
The Political Executive
The Bureaucracy
PART 5: PUBLIC POLICY
The Policy Process