The textbook is also available at opolisci.com. The textbook comprises 12 chapters on topics in comparative politics, including: methods in comparative politics; states and regimes; democracies and democratization; non-democracies and democratic backsliding; political identities; political economy; collective action and social movements; comparative public opinion; and political violence. Ancillary materials such as lecture slides, quiz banks, …
Author: Amy Liao
This book is intended to serve as the foundational text for a unit within a course. Over seven chapters, the book focuses on theories and concepts related to nationalism and self-determination, then asks under what circumstances secession is justified.
Written by a professor of political theory in the London School of Economics’ Department of Government, this open access volume explores themes related to conflict, violence, and politics through essays on ten thinkers from antiquity into the present day. Part I of the book examines in separate chapters the contributions of Thucydides, Augustine, Machiavelli, and …
With contributions from scholars across North America and Europe, this edited volume explores contemporary political problems through various texts from antiquity through the present. Divided into two parts and a total of 15 chapters, the first five chapters explore “the classical heritage” and the last ten chapters turn to European Enlightenment ideas.
This edited volume is organized as a dialogue on the theme of global citizenship. In response to a lead essay by Canadian political theorist James Tully, seven subsequent chapters offer responses to Tully’s framing of global citizenship. The ninth and final chapter offers a closing response from Tully.
American Government 3e by OpenStax (CC BY)This is a comprehensive, peer-reviewed textbook intended for a one-semester course on US government. Topics covered across 17 chapters include: the US Constitution, federalism, civil liberties, civil rights, public opinion, voting behavior and elections, the media, political parties, interest groups and lobbying, Congress, the presidency, courts, state and local …
This textbook is intended to be a comprehensive, semester-long introduction to US government. Chapters include links to relevant online resources and study questions for students. The textbook is divided into 17 chapters that cover: concepts in government and politics; the US system of constitutional government; Congress; the presidency; courts; federalism; the media; public opinion; political …
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American Government and Politics in the Information Age (Saylor Academy, 2012) (CC BY-NC-SA) Note: The version by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Services is unpublished as of 12/31/24.This peer-and student-reviewed textbook is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to US government and politics. This is an adapted and downloadable version of the 21st Century …
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This textbook is divided into ten parts and emphasizes fragility in the US political system as the organizing theme. The ten sections of the book are: thinking like a political scientist; constitutional foundations; Congress; the presidency; Supreme Court; federal bureaucracy; linkage institutions; electoral politics and public opinion; political behavior; and civil rights and civil liberties. …
Boundless Political Science is a collection of webpages that cover the following topics: American Politics; The Constitution and the Founding of America; Federalism; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights; Public Opinion; Interest Groups; Campaigns and Elections; Political Participation and Voting; The Media; Congress; The Presidency; Bureaucracy; The Judiciary; Domestic Policy; Economic Policy; Social Policy; and Foreign Policy.