Peter Ferdinand is Emeritus Reader in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Robert Garner is Professor of Politics at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Stephanie Lawson is Professor of Politics and International Studies at Macquarie University, Australia and Senior Research Associate, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
1: Introduction: the nature of politics and political analysis
2: Politics and the State
3: Political Power, Authority, and the State
4: Democracy
5: Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes
6: Nations and Nationalism
7: The Ideal State
8: Ideologies
9: Political Economy: National and Global Perspectives
10: Institutions and States
11: Laws, Constitutions, and Federalism
12: Votes, elections, legislatures, and legislators
13: Political Parties
14: Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance
15: The Media and Politics
16: Civil Society, Interest Groups, and Populism
17: Security and Insecurity
18: Governance and Organizations in Global Politics
19: Conclusion
