Introduction to comparative politics
Daniele Caramani
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to comparative politics. Comparative politics is an empirical science that deals primarily with domestic politics. It is one of the three ...
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19. Conclusion: Politics in the Age of Globalization
Peter Ferdinand, Robert Garner, and Stephanie Lawson
in Politics
This concluding chapter summarizes some of the major themes and the threads of various arguments discussed throughout the book. It first emphasizes the complexity of the field and the ways ...
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Introduction to Politics (3rd edn)
Robert Garner, Peter Ferdinand, and Stephanie Lawson
Combining theory, comparative politics, and international relations, Introduction to Politics provides an introduction to the subject. It covers both comparative politics and international ...
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Introduction
Robert Jubb, Catriona McKinnon, and Patrick Tomlin
in Issues in Political Theory (4th edn)
This introductory chapter provides an overview of political theory. Political theory is the study of whether and what political institutions, practices, and forms of organization can be ...
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Introduction to Politics (4th edn)
Robert Garner, Peter Ferdinand, and Stephanie Lawson
Combining theory, comparative politics, and international relations, Introduction to Politics provides an introduction to the subject. It covers both comparative politics and international ...
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19. Political communication
Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This chapter examines the dimensions of the political communication system. It first explains the rationale for a comparative study of political communication before discussing relevant ...
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19. Political Communication
Frank Esser and Barbara Pfetsch
in Comparative Politics (5th edn)
This chapter examines the dimensions of the political communication system. It first explains the rationale for a comparative study of political communication before discussing relevant ...
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1. Interconnections between science and politics
Jean-Frédéric Morin, Amandine Orsini, and Sikina Jinnah
in Global Environmental Politics: Understanding the Governance of the Earth
This chapter discusses the complex and multifaceted relationship between science and politics. Although science and politics each follow a distinct logic and pursue distinct objectives, ...
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Introduction to Comparative Politics
Daniele Caramani
in Comparative Politics (5th edn)
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to comparative politics. Comparative politics is an empirical science that deals primarily with domestic politics. It is one of the three ...
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1. Introduction to ideology: Contesting the nature of the ‘good society’
Paul Wetherly
in Political Ideologies
This chapter explains what ideology is, why ideology is seen as a ‘contested concept’, and what roles ideology plays in politics and society. In particular, it analyses the basic conception ...
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12. Political parties
Richard S. Katz
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This chapter examines the role that political parties play in the working of democracy. Political parties are among the major actors in democratic politics. Whether or not in power as the ...
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1. Political obligation
Keith Hyams
in Issues in Political Theory (4th edn)
This chapter discusses the justifications for political obligation. The most important historical justification for political obligation is what is often called consent theory or contract ...
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5. Power
David Owen
in Issues in Political Theory (4th edn)
This chapter assesses power, a basic concept of political theory. In its most fundamental sense, power is a dispositional concept that refers to the capacity to affect some feature of the ...
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12. Political Parties
Richard S. Katz
in Comparative Politics (5th edn)
This chapter examines the role that political parties play in the working of democracy. Political parties are among the major actors in democratic politics. Whether or not in power as the ...
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16. Social movements
Hanspeter Kriesi
in Comparative Politics (4th edn)
This chapter focuses on social movements, specific forms of collective behaviour having action repertoires of their own that distinguish them from established political actors. Social ...
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3. The European Policy Process in Comparative Perspective
Alasdair R. Young
in Policy-Making in the European Union (7th edn)
This chapter examines the European Union’s policy-making process with a comparative perspective. It outlines the stages of the policy-making process (agenda-setting, policy formation, ...
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15. Media and Politics
Peter Ferdinand, Robert Garner, and Stephanie Lawson
in Politics
This chapter explores the link between media and politics. It first considers the more general relationship between the media and governmental organizations, and more specifically the ...
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Conclusion: Towards a Globalizing, Post-Western-Dominated World
Peter Ferdinand
in Introduction to Politics (3rd edn)
This chapter summarizes the text's various arguments. It first considers the relationships between the study of political philosophy, political institutions, and international relations and ...
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13. Europeanization and Political Parties
Robert Ladrech
in The Member States of the European Union (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the ways in which the European Union and the political parties of member states interact and cause change. It considers various types of change, causal mechanisms, and ...
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6. Spain: Modernization Through Europeanization
Francesc Morata
in The Member States of the European Union (2nd edn)
This chapter examines the different aspects of Spain’s adaptation to the European Union, and more specifically how Europe became a source of benefits and modernization for the country. ...
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