Introduction to political philosophy

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FoundationsofComparativePolitics
Thisauthoritativenewintroductorytextbookcoversthekeyconcepts,
theoriesandissuesinvolvedinthestudyofcomparativepolitics.
Focusingondemocraticgovernment,itcoversallimportanttopicsin
thefield,fromconstitutionaldesignandinstitutionsthroughmass
andelitepolitics,groups,parties,themediaandgovernmentsto
policymakingandimplementation.Thefinalchapterconsidersthe
futureofthestateanddemocracyinaglobalisingworld.Theauthors
drawonexperiencesandexamplesfromaroundtheworld,andthe
bookincludesanextensivesupportingapparatusforstudentsand
teachers,includingbriefings,controversies,factfiles,keyterms,
guidestofurtherreadingandrelatedwebsites.Eachchapterendswith
asectiondealingwithmajortheoreticalapproachestothesubject.
Theaimistogivestudentsaclearandcomprehensiveaccountof
comparativepoliticsandgovernmentatthestartofthetwenty-first
century.
KEN NEWTON isProfessorofComparativePoliticsattheUniversityof
Southampton,UK.HepreviouslytaughtattheUniversityofEssex,and
wasDirectoroftheEuropeanConsortiumforPoliticalResearch.
Amonghispublicationsisthesuccessfultextbook,TheNewBritish
Politics(Longmans,3rdedn.,2003).
JAN W. VAN DETH isProfessorofPoliticalScienceandInternational
ComparativeSocialResearchattheUniversityofMannheim,Germany
andwasDirectoroftheMannheimCentreforEuropeanSocial
Research(MZES).Hismainresearchareasarepoliticalculture
(especiallysocialcapitalandcitizenship),socialchangeand
comparativeresearchmethods.
Thecompanionwebsiteforthistextbookisatwww.cambridge.org/newton.
ItincludeslivelinksandPowerPointslidesforeachchapter,pluselectronic
versionsoftheglossaryandfactfiles.

CAMBRIDGE TEXTBOOKS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS
SeriesEditors:
JanW.vanDeth,Universita¨tMannheim,Germany
KenNewton,UniversityofSouthampton,UnitedKingdom
Comparativeresearchiscentraltothestudyofpolitics.Thisseries
offersaccessiblebutsophisticatedmaterialsforstudentsof
comparativepoliticsattheintroductorylevelandbeyond.Itcomprises
anauthoritativeintroductorytextbook,FoundationsofComparative
Politics,accompaniedbyvolumesdevotedtothepoliticsofindividual
countries,andanintroductiontomethodologyincomparative
politics.Thebooksshareacommonstructureandapproach,allowing
teacherstochoosecombinationsofvolumestosuittheirparticular
course.Attractivelydesignedandaccessiblywritten,thisseries
providesanup-to-dateandflexibleteachingresource.

Foundations of
Comparative Politics
Democracies of the Modern World
KEN NEWTON and JAN W. VAN DETH
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