Politics

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Title:

Politics

Author:

Heywood, Andrew, author.

ISBN:

9781350356818

9781350356801

Personal Author:

Heywood, Andrew, author.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Physical Description:

xxi, 555 pages : illustrations (color) ; 25 cm

Contents:

What is politics? -- Political ideas and ideologies -- Politics and the state -- Democracy and legitmacy -- Regimes and political systems -- Nations and nationalism -- Political economy and globalization -- Politics, society and identity -- Political culture and the media -- Representation, elections and voting -- Parties and party systems -- Groups, interests and movements -- Constitutions, law and judges -- Political executives and leadership -- Assemblies -- Public policy and the bureaucracy -- Multilevel politics -- Security: domestic and international -- World order and global governance -- Is politics broken?

Abstract:

"The sixth edition of this seminal textbook introduces the discipline's foundational theories and their relevance to key subfields, including elections, security and global governance. It covers global developments resulting from Covid-19, the continued rise of China, the impact of digital technologies and the conservative backlash against liberal values. Critical feature boxes, contemporary politics in action case studies and extensive online resources enable students to critically engage with controversial issues and to apply relevant concepts in their assignments. Written to correspond to the standard structure of degree-level modules, this remains the go-to text for undergraduate introductory and comparative politics courses"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Political science -- Textbooks.

Added Author:

Laing, Matthew,

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Summary

This best-selling textbook continues to lead the way in providing an approachable and wide-ranging introduction to politics. It covers the key concepts, theories and debates, actors and institutions that drive politics, exploring their application and relevance to contemporary political developments. This sixth edition's new co-author, Matthew Laing, builds on previous editions and provides significant revisions to chapters covering populism, elections, global policing, security and governance, race and gender in politics, and law and the media to reflect rapidly changing global practice and scholarship.

Brand new global examples and a range of tried-and-tested pedagogical tools, including Key Thinker profiles, Politics in Action features and debating boxes, allow students to develop nuanced responses to political issues.

Carefully designed and written to map onto degree curricula, it remains the go-to text for undergraduate introductory and comparative politics courses. It can also be used as pre-course reading or as a point of reference for politics majors or minors.

New to this edition:
- The popular Politics in Action features have been updated with new case studies to reflect the latest political developments, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the persistent rise of populism, the climate emergency, China's continuing emergence as a world power and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- A re-worked chapter on global political regimes, with new emphasis on flawed democracies, hybrid regimes and democratic backsliding in the modern world.
- A greater diversity of illustrative examples from around the world, with many more case studies and analyses drawn from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Updated and free-to-use online resources that support teaching and learning can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/politics-6e , featuring flashcards, a glossary, additional cases, interactive simulations and weblinks for students, and for lecturers PowerPoint slides, a testbank and a guide to using the book.