This introductory text includes 16 chapters on topics including: the study of politics, political behavior, political ideologies, civil liberties, public opinion, group political activity, civil rights, political parties and elections, legislatures, executives, bureaucracies, courts and law, the media, international relations, international institutions, and international political economy.
Category: POLS 150
The target audience for this textbook are first-year students. This book introduces concepts such as power, ideology, regime, citizenship, political economy, and sub-fields in the study of politics. It is organized into ten chapters. Note that this resource does not appear to be peer-reviewed.
This introductory textbook is organized into two parts: Part I explores “What is politics?” and Part II focuses on “Understanding the discipline of political science”. Part I comprises five chapters: Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Politics, Chapter 2: Ideologies of the individual, Chapter 3: An institutional view of politics, Chapter 4: How public law structures politics, and …