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Informationen zum Autor Alan Smith is professor of political science at Central Connecticut State University, where he has taught a comparative introduction to political science course for nearly thirty years. Klappentext When do legislators tend to cast votes in cooperation with their parties and when do they go their own way? When and why do nations contend with each other, and when are they more likely to cooperate? Thematically arranged around the interplay of contention and cooperation, A Comparative Introduction to Political Science encourages students to explore causal factors and consequences related to political phenomena in order to become knowledgeable and resourceful citizens of their nations and the world. Emphasizing real-world politics, the author includes two country studies at the end of each chapter to expose the student to the richness of particular national experiences. In addition, the book employs careful topic sequencing, and practical definitions of terms, occasionally enhancing standard terminology by adding concepts that address the real-world spectrum between opposing extremes. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: THE BASICS OF POLITICS1. Politics, Government, and Policy2. Power and the Distribution of Influence3. Political Science4. Building the Contemporary Nation-State: Challenges and ResponsesPART II: NORMATIVE POLITICAL THOUGHT5. Political Philosophies and Theories6. Contemporary IdeologiesPART III: SOCIETY AND POLITICS7. Political Economy8. Political Attitudes9. Interest Groups10. Political Parties11. Voting and ElectionsPART IV: POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS12. Legislative Assemblies13. The Democratic Political Executive14. Applying the Law: Public Administration and the Courts15. Authoritarian Regimes and Revolution16. DemocratizationPART V: INTERNATIONAL POLITICS17. International Politics and Its Classic Models18. Social Identity and Today's Foreign Policy Challenges
