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A generation ago, scholars saw interest groups as the single most important element in the American political system. Today, political scientists are more likely to see groups as a marginal influence compared to institutions such as Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary. Frank Baumgartner and Beth Leech show that scholars have veered from one extreme to another not because of changes in the political system, but because of changes in politi...

Oxford University Press, 2005. 319 p. Examines which political principles should govern global politics. It explores ethical issues in justice that arise at the global level and addresses questions such as: are there universal values, and if so, what are they; what human rights, if any, are there; are there global principles of distributive justice; should there be a system of supra-state institutions; is national self-determination defensible;...

Серия: Oxford Handbooks of Political Science Long recognized as one of the main branches of political science, political theory has in recent years burgeoned in many different directions. Close textual analysis of historical texts sits alongside more analytical work on the nature and normative grounds of political values. Continental and post-modern influences jostle with ones from economics, history, sociology, and the law. Feminist concerns wi...

A New Handbook of Political Science. Contributors: Robert E. Goodin - editor, Hans-Dieter Klingemann - editor. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of Publication: Oxford. Publication Year: 1998. Р. 829 -iv- Contents Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvi Part I The Discipline 1 Political Science: The Discipline 3 Robert E. Goodin and Hans-Dieter Klingemann 2 Political Science: The History of the Discipline...

This volume brings together the major thrusts of contemporary research and theory in political communication. The approach stresses theoretical overviews and research synthesis with the goal of each chapter to provide an overview of the major lines of research, theory and findings for that topic. Lynda Kaid brings together top scholars to explore the state of political communication research. Part One contains chapters that discuss some of the t...

Citizens living in presidential or parliamentary systems face different political choices as do voters casting votes in elections governed by rules of proportional representation or plurality. Political commentators seem to know how such rules influence political behavior. They firmly believe, for example, that candidates running in plurality systems are better known and held more accountable to their constituencies than candidates competing in e...

Washington, D.C. CQ Press, 2011 1942 pp. ISBN 978-1-933116-44-0 Discipline of Political Science African Politics and Society American Politics and Society Asian Politics and Society Comparative Politics Constitutions and Constitutionalism Culture, Media, and Language Democracy and Democratization Ethics and Political Corruption European Politics and Society Federalism and Local Politics Foreign Policy Gender and Politics Globalisation and Polit...

Political Theory: Methods and Approaches is one of the first books to analyze research methods in political theory and political philosophy. Drawing together essays by a distinguished set of contributors, this rich and varied collection introduces students to many of the often unelaborated methods and approaches that currently inform the work of leading scholars in the field. The selections consider how political theory should be conducted today...

A radical and original study, The Political Psyche joins together depth psychology with politics in a way that fully reflects the discoveries made in analysis and therapy. In an attempt to show that an inner journey and a desire to fashion something practical out of passionate political convictions are linked projects, author Andrew Samuels brings an acute psychological perspective to political issues such as the distribution of wealth, the marke...

Abstract Institutions are essentially broadly agreed norms, rules and routines. They might have arisen out of social conflicts with strong influence of power relations, but they also face the demands of democracy. While studying NGOs as political institutions, particularly in the context of a number of developing countries, this article argues that the political context of their action is determined by their relationship with the donors and socia...