The eagerly awaited third edition of this highly respected and
user-friendly text for introductory courses has been thoroughly
updated to reflect the world today. Politics: An Introduction
provides stimulating coverage of topics essential to the
understanding of contemporary politics. It offers students
necessary guidance on ways of studying and understanding politics,
and illustration of the many different sites at which politics is
construed and conducted. Ideal for students taking combined degrees
at introductory level in politics and the social sciences, it
emphasises the individual and social dimension of politics and
covers theories and concepts in an accessible way. Fundamentally,
it helps students see the political, and its relevance, in their
lives. Key features include: a revised introduction considering
'what is politics' and how we understand and approach its study
clear and well-organised coverage of political theory, political
behaviour, institutions and the policy process carefully crafted
in-text chapter features such as 'consider this' thought-provoking
scenarios, 'think points', keyword definitions, chapter summaries,
and exercises designed to enliven and extend the learning
experience stimulating, up-to-date examples and case studies from
across the globe, such as 'fake news', online activism, the rise of
populism, culture wars, 'fertility tourism' in India, hydropower in
Cambodia, free speech in France, and personality politics in
Turkmenistan detailed consideration of democratisation,
authoritarian regimes, direct democracy, gender critical
perspectives, minority rights, global capitalism, social movements,
radical political change, post-secularism, and challenges and
changes brought by social media. Politics: An Introduction is a
broad-ranging, accessible, and essential guide for all students
studying, or beginning to study, politics.
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