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Analyzing Politics An Introduction to Political Science (with InfoTrac)

by: Grigsby, Ellen

Analyzing Politics An Introduction to Political Science (with InfoTrac)

by: Grigsby, Ellen

ISBN 13:
9780534586713
ISBN 10:
0534586716
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/07/2001
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This text covers the basics of political science. Linking fundamental concepts with contemporary political events and controversies, Grigsby discusses all major topics and illustrates the ways in which these topics impact their lives.

Preface

Introduction

(6)

Political Science and Scientific Methods in Studying Politics

(28)

The Range of Political Science: Historical Developments

(4)

Thinking Scientifically: Some Foundations of Scientific Inquiry

(4)

Thinking Scientifically about Politics

(8)

Case Studies

(2)

Survey Research

(5)

Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

(1)

Indirect Quantitative Analysis

(1)

Science: Limitations

(8)

How Can We Have a Science of Human Behavior When Human Behavior Is Often Unique?

(1)

How Do We Know Our Findings Are Correct?

(1)

Does the Pursuit of Science Lead Us to Ignore Important Questions?

(1)

Does Science Contradict Its Own Logic?

(1)

Can Science Avoid Coming into Conflict with Ethics?

(4)

Summing Up

(1)

Study Questions

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

(2)

Key Concepts in Political Science

(31)

Power

(14)

Types of Power

(12)

Debates in the Study of Power

(1)

States

(8)

States: State Formation, Development, and Change

(1)

Debates in the Study of States

(6)

Nations

(5)

States and Nations: Relations and Interactions

(3)

Debates in the Study of Nations

(1)

Summing Up

(1)

Study Questions

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

(1)

Political Theory: Examining the Ethical Foundations of Politics

(21)

Analyzing Political Theory: Plato's Allegory of the Cave

(2)

Some Fundamental Ethical Questions in Politics

(16)

What Purpose Should the State Serve?

(4)

Should States Promote Equality?

(6)

Should States Be Organized to Maximize Their Own Power or Organized to Restrain This Power?

(2)

Should States Try to Help Us Be Ethical?

(4)

Summing Up

(1)

Study Questions

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

(1)

Political Ideologies I: Liberalism, Conservatism, and Socialism

(28)

Liberalism

(9)

Classical Liberalism

(4)

Modern Liberalism

(3)

Classical and Modern Liberalism Today

(1)

Conservatism

(8)

Traditional Conservatism

(3)

Traditional Conservatism Today

(2)

Traditional Conservatism and Classical Liberal Conservation in Conflict

101

(3)

Socialism

104

(9)

Marxism

105

(5)

Marxism-Leninism

110

(1)

Social Democracy

111

(2)

Summing Up

113

(1)

Study Questions

113

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

114

(1)

Political Ideologies II: Fascism

115

(15)

The Fascism of Mussolini and Hitler

115

(11)

Neofascism

126

(2)

Summing Up

128

(1)

Study Questions

128

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

129

(1)

Political Ideologies III: Feminism, Environmentalism, and Postmodernism

130

(18)

Feminism

131

(8)

Liberal Feminism

134

(2)

Radical Challenges to Liberal Feminism

136

(3)

Environmentalism

139

(6)

Basic Principles

139

(4)

Diversity within Environmentalist Ideology

143

(2)

A Note on Postmodernism

145

(1)

Summing Up

146

(1)

Study Questions

147

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

147

(1)

Comparative Politics I: Governmental Systems; Democracy and Nondemocracy

148

(29)

Democracy as a Fluid and Varied Governing Process

149

(5)

Democracies Compared

154

(12)

Participation: The United States and Switzerland

154

(2)

Pluralism: The United States arid Germany

156

(3)

Developmentalism: The United States and Argentina

159

(2)

Protection: The United States and Great Britain

161

(3)

Performance: The United States and India

164

(2)

Nondemocracy: A Fluid and Varied Governing Process

166

(7)

Questions About China

171

(2)

Summing Up

173

(2)

Study Questions

175

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

175

(2)

Comparative Politics III: Interest Groups, Political Parties, Elections, and Media

177

(38)

Interest Groups

178

(12)

Interest Groups in the United States

178

(7)

Interest Groups Compared: Democracies

185

(3)

Interest Groups Compared: Nondemocracies

188

(2)

Political Parties

190

(8)

Political Parties in the United States

190

(4)

Political Parties Compared: Democracies

194

(3)

Political Parties Compared: Nondemocracies

197

(1)

Elections

198

(10)

Elections in the United States

198

(8)

Elections Compared: Democracies

206

(1)

Elections Compared: Nondemocracies

207

(1)

Media

208

(3)

Media in the United States

208

(2)

Media Compared: Democracies and Nondemocracies

210

(1)

Summing Up

211

(2)

Study Questions

213

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

214

(1)

Comparative Politics III: Governing Democracies; Executives, Legislatures, and Judiciaries

215

(18)

Executive-Legislative Relations: Presidential and Parliamentary Systems

215

(13)

The U.S. Presidential System: The Executive

216

(3)

The British Parliamentary System: The Executive

219

(2)

Other Examples of Executive-Legislative Relations

221

(1)

The U.S. Presidential System: The Legislature

222

(4)

The British Parliamentary System: The Legislature

226

(2)

Judicial Review versus Parliamentary Sovereignty

228

(2)

Summing Up

230

(1)

Study Questions

231

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

232

(1)

International Relations: Analyzing Recent and Contemporary Events in International Politics

233

(28)

Models of Analysis

235

(4)

Idealism

235

(1)

Realism

236

(3)

International Relations: Out of Bipolarism and into the Twenty-First Century

239

(20)

Bipolar Politics

239

(3)

After Bipolarism

242

(2)

Questions of Security after Bipolarism

244

(7)

Questions about International Economics and Politics

251

(8)

Summing Up

259

(1)

Study Questions

259

(1)

Following Up through Internet Sources

260

(1)

Notes

261

(42)

Glossary

303

(8)

Index

311

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