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Informationen zum Autor By Alan G. Smith Klappentext When are legislators inclined 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 to become knowledgeable and resourceful citizens of their nations and the world.Alan Smith covers how patterns of contention and cooperation-and the resulting government policies-may be affected by such factors as the surrounding political framework, the distribution of influence, and political motivation, including values as well as material interests. To expose students to the politics of specific nations, each chapter concludes with two country case studies that illuminate the theme of the chapter. Students emerge with a sense of what is going on in the world today.Pedagogically, the book employs careful sequencing of topics and concepts for clarity and to introduce politics in a natural, logical, synchronized way. At times Smith goes beyond sharp, night-and-day terminological distinctions to add accessible, ordinary language-based terminology that better captures the real-world spectrum between the extremes.A Comparative Introduction to Political Science: Contention and Cooperation provides a comprehensive teaching and learning package including these ancillaries: ·Test Bank. Available for adopters to download, the Test Bank provides multiple-choice, true/false, and essay questions for each chapter. ·Testing Software. This customizable test bank is available as a Word file or in Respondus 4.0-a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed out or published directly to the most popular learning management systems. Exams can be created offline or moved from one LMS to another. Respondus LE is available for free and can be used to automate the process of creating printed tests. Respondus 3.5, available for purchase or via a school site license, prepares tests to be uploaded to an LMS. Click here: http://www.respondus.com/products/testbank/search.php to submit your request.·Companion Website. The open-access Companion Website is designed to engage students with the material and reinforce what they've learned in the classroom. For each chapter, flash cards and self-quizzes help students master the content and apply that knowledge to real-life situations. Students can access the Companion Website from their computers, tablets, or mobile devices.·eBook. The full-color eBook allows students to access this textbook anytime, anywhere. The eBook includes the entire print edition rendered in vibrant color and features direct links to the Companion Website. ·PowerPoint Slides. For every chapter, art slides of all figures and tables are available for adopters to download. 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...
