In this Sixth Edition of The Essentials of Political Science, bestselling authors Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards build students' analytic abilities and develop their statistical reasoning with new data, fresh exercises, and accessible examples.

Now in a thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, An Introduction to the Policy Process provides students at all levels with an accessible, readable, and affordable introduction to the field of public policy. In keeping with prior editions, author Tom Birkland conveys the best current thinking on the policy process in a clear, conversational style. Designed to address new developments in both policy theory and policy making, the Fifth Edition includes examinations of: the Brexit referendum result an...

The updated ninth edition of Challenges of the Developing World examines political, social, and economic development in the diverse countries of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. In doing so, it explores the political economy of policymaking, investigates the uncertain dynamics of democratization, highlights the impact of ethnic and religious tensions on developing countries, and looks at revolution and military intervention in politics. Key issues such as the environment, sus...

Winner of the 2021 “Best Book Award” from the Academy of Management Division of Public and Nonprofit Management! “Rosemary O’Leary’s The Ethics of Dissent offers a novel take on rule breakers and whistle-blowers in the federal government. Finding a book that elegantly interweaves theory, case detail, and practice in a way useful to students and researching proves challenging. O’Leary achieves those aims.” —Randall Davis, Southern Illinois University From “constructive con...

This fully updated, shorter Seventh Edition of Citizen Politics continues to offer the only truly comparative study of political attitudes and behavior in the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany.

"This book provides a wise and engaging how-to guide that meets the central challenge of policy analysis: combining scientific evidence and social goals to craft practical, real-world solutions." -Thomas S. Dee, Barnett Family Professor of Education, Stanford University

Elke democratie geeft haar burgers de kans om op geregelde tijdstippen een nieuwe vertegenwoordiging te kiezen. Precies omdat die verkiezingen zo cruciaal zijn, dulden we geen willekeur. Verkiezingen verlopen bijgevolg op basis van strikte regels, vastgelegd in een kieswet, die bepaalt hoeveel zetels er uit te delen zijn, hoeveel kiesdistricten er zijn, hoeveel vrouwen en hoeveel mannen er op de lijsten moeten staan, of je een voorkeurstem mag uitbrengen op de

kandidaat van jouw keuze, enzove...

De kern van de politiek presenteert een kader van vragen en begrippen die helpen om politieke verschijnselen te begrijpen. Deze vragen en begrippen gaan over conflict en samenwerking, over de betrokken personen, groepen

en organisaties en hun doelen en mogelijkheden, over macht en invloed en hoe die kunnen worden bestudeerd, en over

de omgeving die politiek beïnvloedt. Dit kader is van nut voor het begrijpen van politiek, ongeacht waar en wanneer — zowel in het hier en nu als ver weg en la...

Encompassing everything from great power politics to everyday objects such as smart phones, geopolitics affects citizens, governments, and international bodies, and is far more than simply the impact of geographical features on political developments. This book considers both geopolitics' intellectual historical origins and its current concerns.