Through an intellectually stimulating and empirical approach to global studies, students examine how key factors—forces, interactions, and tensions—contribute to world events and global problems.

Now in its Thirteenth Edition, American Public Policy: Promise and Performance provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the policymaking process, from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues.

The most accessible and practical guide to research methods written especially for politics and international relations students. Key features - Discusses step-by-step how to conduct research to support students through the entire research process - Broad coverage of both quantitative and qualitative methods makes it relevant to any research project - Discussion of key debates of theory, methodology, and the philosophy of social science to broaden students' knowledge of research methods - Inc...

Now in its Tenth Edition, Mark Lowenthal's book is the go-to resource for understanding the intelligence community.

Delve into Political Theory: A Global and Comparative Introduction for a comprehensive exploration of political thought. This unique text broadens the scope of political theory, integrating diverse perspectives and methodologies to offer a truly global understanding.

The perfect guide for research methods. This textbook spans formulating a research question and conducting a literature review, generating/collecting data and analysing data, up to writing up and disseminating your findings. This text guides you through the research process from start to finish.

Politiek bepaalt voor een belangrijk deel ons dagelijks leven: van eenvoudige verkeersregels tot de vraag wie er toegang krijgt tot onderwijs of gezondheidszorg. Dit handboek reikt de instrumenten aan voor de wetenschappelijke studie van het politieke bestel. Het biedt een brede kennismaking met de politiek, met aandacht voor onder meer de politieke filosofie, de empirische studie van politiek gedrag en de analyse van bestuur en beleid. Tegelijk is het ook een inleiding tot de politieke weten...

The only accessible, practical and discipline-specific qualitative methods textbook on the market. Introduces theoretical issues in parallel with step-by-step guidance on ‘how to do qualitative research’ and ‘how it has been done’ in seminal published research.