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.
Category: Political Science
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(Saylor Academy, 2012) (CC BY-NC-SA) Note: The version by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Services is unpublished as of 12/31/24.This peer-and student-reviewed textbook is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to US government and politics.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 by Simple Book Publishing (Lumen Learning) – (Licensing varies by topic)
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.