Foundations of comparative politics : democracies of the modern world / Ken Newton and Jan W. Van Deth.

By:

Newton, Kenneth, 1940-

Contributor(s):

Deth, Jan W. van, 1950-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge textbooks in comparative politicsPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Description: xxviii, 374 p. : ill. ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521829313 (hbk.)
0521536200 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.3 22 N.K.F

Online resources:

Abstract

Partial contents:

Pt. I. The state : origins and development --1. The development of the modern state -- 2. The democratic state -- Pt. II. The polity : structures and institutions -- 3. Constitutions -- 4. Presidential and parliamentary government -- 5. Multi-level government : international, national and sub-national -- 6. Policy making and legislating : executives and legislatures -- 7. Implementation : the public bureaucracy Pt. III. Citizens, elites and interest mediation -- 8. Political attitudes and behaviour -- 9. Pressure groups and social movements -- 10. The mass media -- 11. Voters and elections -- 12. Party government Pt. IV. Policies and performance -- 13. Political ideologies : conservatism, liberalism, Christian democracy and socialism -- 14. Decision making -- 15. Defence and security -- 16. Welfare -- 17. The future of the democratic state.

Summary: This authoritative new introductory text covers the key concepts, theories and issues involved in the study of comparative politics. Focusing on democratic government, it covers all important topics in the field from constitutional design and institutions; through mass and elite politics, groups, parties, the media and governments; to policy making and implementation. The final chapter considers the future of the state and democracy in a globalising world. The authors draw on experiences and examples from around the world, and the book includes extensive supporting apparatus for students and teachers, including briefings, fact files, key terms, guides to further reading, and related websites. Each chapter ends with a section dealing with the major theoretical approaches to the subject. The aim is to give students a clear and comprehensive account of democratic politics and government at the start of the twenty first century

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library A4	Faculty of Economics & Political (Political)	320.3 N.K.F (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000311

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Pt. I. The state : origins and development --1. The development of the modern state -- 2. The democratic state --
Pt. II. The polity : structures and institutions -- 3. Constitutions -- 4. Presidential and parliamentary government -- 5. Multi-level government : international, national and sub-national -- 6. Policy making and legislating : executives and legislatures -- 7. Implementation : the public bureaucracy Pt. III. Citizens, elites and interest mediation -- 8. Political attitudes and behaviour -- 9. Pressure groups and social movements -- 10. The mass media -- 11. Voters and elections -- 12. Party government Pt. IV. Policies and performance -- 13. Political ideologies : conservatism, liberalism, Christian democracy and socialism -- 14. Decision making -- 15. Defence and security -- 16. Welfare -- 17. The future of the democratic state.

This authoritative new introductory text covers the key concepts, theories and issues involved in the study of comparative politics. Focusing on democratic government, it covers all important topics in the field from constitutional design and institutions; through mass and elite politics, groups, parties, the media and governments; to policy making and implementation. The final chapter considers the future of the state and democracy in a globalising world. The authors draw on experiences and examples from around the world, and the book includes extensive supporting apparatus for students and teachers, including briefings, fact files, key terms, guides to further reading, and related websites. Each chapter ends with a section dealing with the major theoretical approaches to the subject. The aim is to give students a clear and comprehensive account of democratic politics and government at the start of the twenty first century

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