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Providing a foundation for a comparative understanding political life, POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD, Fifth Edition, includes in-depth chapters on political science concepts (ideology, political culture, interest groups, governmental institutions, parties), followed by a series of brief country studies to help readers acquire a better understanding of the actors and institutions that play a part in diverse political systems, how and why they act in relation to one another, and what their actions mean for the political system and its citizens. This fifth edition is thoroughly updated throughout, including coverage of the Obama/McCain campaign; the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Darfur; the transition from Russian President Putin to Medvedev; the transition from Prime Minister Tony Blair to Gordon Brown; the new Calderon administration in Mexico; and much more.

Preface	p. viii
About the Authors	p. xii
Fundamentals	p. 1
Politics, Government, and Political Science	p. 3
Politics and Government Defined	p. 7
Government Functions	p. 9
Kinds of Governments	p. 11
The Stakes of Politics	p. 14
Politics in a Changing World	p. 24
Conclusion: Why Study Political Science?	... MOREp. 27
Ideologies: Images of Political Life	p. 33
Liberalism and Conservatism	p. 34
Capitalism	p. 41
Marxism	p. 43
Socialism	p. 47
Other Ideologes	p. 50
Conclusion: Ideology Shapes Political Community and Political Conflict	p. 58
Political Behavior	p. 63
Political Culture and Socialization	p. 65
Political Culture: Origins of the Concept	p. 67
Agents of Political Socialization	p. 69
Classifying Political Cultures	p. 75
The Evolution of Political Cultures	p. 82
Conclusion: The Utility of Political Culture	p. 89
Public Opinion and Elections	p. 94
Influences on Public Opinion and Voting Choice	p. 95
Voter Turnout	p. 112
Belief Systems	p. 117
The Electoral Process and Campaign Money	p. 118
Electoral Systems	p. 120
Public Opinion Polling	p. 126
Conculsion: Elections and Public Opinion-
The People's Voice?	p. 127
Political Parties	p. 133
What Are Political Parties?	p. 135
The Functions of Political Parties	p. 136
The Origins of Political Parties	p. 143
Party Systems	p. 145
Types of Political Parties	p. 148
Conclusion: Parties in a Changing World	p. 156
Interest Groups	p. 163
Interest Groups: What They Are and How They Work	p. 165
The Power of Interest Groups	p. 177
The Growth of Interest Groups	p. 182
How Interest Groups Are Formed	p. 183
Conclusion: Interest Groups-A Challenge for Democracy?	p. 188
Political Institutions	p. 193
Legislative Institutions	p. 195
Lawmaking	p. 197
Legislatures: Features, Functions, and Structure	p. 197
Representation	p. 210
Party Responsibility and Legislative Behavior	p. 212
The Changing Role of Modern Legislatures	p. 214
Executive Institutions and Political Leadership	p. 219
The Functions of Executive Institutions	p. 220
Kinds of Executive Institutions	p. 226
Limits on Executive Power	p. 228
Approaches to Executive Leadership	p. 231
Conclusion: The Evolving Challenges of Executive Power	p. 237
Judicial Institutions	p. 241
Judicial Functions	p. 242
Justice and the Political System	p. 243
Kinds of Law	p. 247
Judicial Institutions: Structure and Design	p. 251
Judicial Decisions and Public Policy	p. 256
Perspectives on Judicial Policy Making	p. 257
Bureaucratic Institutions	p. 264
What Is Bureaucracy?	p. 267
Bureauratic Functions	p. 269
The Growth of Bureaucracy	p. 271
Bureaucracy Evaluated	p. 273
Bureaucracy and Democracy	p. 278
Can Bureaucracy Be Improved?	p. 283
Bureaucracy in Political Life	p. 284
Politics in Selected Nations	p. 289
Some Critical Approaches and Issues	p. 290
Great Britain and the United States: Developed Democracies	p. 290
Russia and China: Past and Present Communist Giants	p. 291
Mexico: A Developing Nation	p. 291
U.S. Government: The Dilemmas of Democracy	p. 293
The Founding Period	p. 294
Governmental Institutions	p. 298
Patricipation in U.S. Politics	p. 230
U.S. Politics: Prospects and Challenges	p. 325
Great Britain: A Traditional Democracy	p. 341
The Relevance of British Politics	p. 342
Comtemporary British Society and Political Culture	p. 345
Political Parties and Voting	p. 351
Interst Groups	p. 359
The Structure of Government	p. 361
Public Policy and the British Economy	p. 365
Conclusion: Great Britain in the Twenty-First Century	p. 368
Russia: The Elusive Path to and from Democracy	p. 372
The Relevance of the Russian Experience	p. 374
The Rise and Fall of Soviet Communism	p. 375
The Birth of a New Political System	p. 382
Restructuring the Economy	p. 391
Russia in the Early Years of the Twenty-First Century: The Putin Presidency and After	p. 397
Putin and the Creation of an All-Powerful Presidency	p. 400
Conclusion: The Transition to Democracy Derailed	p. 405
China: Searching for a New Vision	p. 418
The Relevance of Chinese Politics	p. 422
The Chinese Revolution and Its Origins	p. 424
The Evolution of Chinese Politics and Society	p. 426
Reforming the Chinese Economy	p. 429
China's Political System	p. 434
Conclusion: China's Uncertain Future	p. 447
The Politics of Developing Nations	p. 459
The Meaning of Underdevelopment	p. 460
Theories of Underdevelopment and Development	p. 471
Sources of Political Conflict	p. 475
Problems of Political Participation	p. 478
Women in Third World Society and Politics	p. 480
Third World Political Institutions	p. 484
Conclusion: Recent Developments and Future Trends	p. 490
Mexico: The Birth of Democracy	p. 496
The Relevance of Mexican Politics	p. 497
Mexico's Formative Years and the Legacy of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)	p. 499
The Post-revolutionary Order	p. 501
The Making of a Modern Economy	p. 502
The Struggle for Political Development	p. 506
Conclusion: A Developing Democracy	p. 523
International Relations	p. 531
Approaches to International Realtions	p. 533
International Relations versus Domestic Politics	p. 534
Idealists and Realists	p. 535
War and International Relations	p. 540
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons	p. 544
Foreign Policy Decision Making	p. 547
International Political Economy	p. 550
International Law and Organization	p. 554
Ethics and International Relations	p. 560
Conclusion: War, Trade, Foreign Policy, and the Stakes of International Politics	p. 560
A Changing World Order	p. 565
From the End of the Cold War to the Beginnings of an Uncertain Future	p. 566
Policing Trouble Spots: A New World Order or a World without Order?	p. 568
The Changing Nature of the International Arms Race	p. 571
Current Trends in World Trade: Economic Unification and Beyond	p. 574
North-South Relations	p. 579
Protecting the Environment	p. 586
Human Rights	p. 588
Women's Rights	p. 592
International Terrorism	p. 594
Conclusion: The Changing Face of International Relations	p. 595
Epilogue	p. 599
Future Challenges and Developments	p. 601
Climate Changes and Public Policy Responses	p. 602
Resource Conservation	p. 604
Serving the Elderly: Health Care and Retirement Pensions	p. 605
Immigration Policy in Developed Nations	p. 606
Russia and the West: A New Cold War?	p. 608
The Asian Century	p. 611
Conclusion	p. 614
Glossary	p. 617
Index	p. 631
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