Introduction to Politics

Robert Garner, Professor of Politics, University of Leicester,Peter Ferdinand, Emeritus Reader in Politics and International Relations, University of Warwick,Stephanie Lawson, Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University

Robert Garner is Professor of Politics at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

Peter Ferdinand is a Emeritus Reader in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

Stephanie Lawson is Professor of Politics and International Studies at Macquarie University and Senior Research Associate, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg.

1. Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis
Part 1: Concepts and Ideologies
2. Politics and the State
3. Political Power, Authority and the State
4. Democracy and Political Obligation
5. Freedom and Justice
6. Traditional Ideologies
7. Challenges to the Dominant Ideologies
Part 2: Comparative Politics
8. Institutions and States
9. Political Culture and Non-Western Approaches to Politics
10. Laws, Constitutions and Federalism
11. Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators
12. Political Parties
13. Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies and Governance
14. Civil Society, Interest Groups, and the Media
15. Democracies, Democratization and Authoritarian Regimes
Part 3: Global Politics
16. Introducing Global Politics
17. Traditional Theories in Global Politics
18. Critical Approaches to Global Politics
19. Security and Insecurity
20. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
21. International Organizations in Global Politics
22. Global Political Economy
23. Conclusion: Towards a Globalizing, Post-Western-Dominated World