Introduction to Politics

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

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

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

Stephanie Lawson is an Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Studies at Macquarie University, Honorary Professor of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, and Senior Research Associate, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg.

1. Introduction: the nature of politics and political analysis1 Concepts and Ideologies2. Politics and the state3. Political power, authority, and the state4. Democracy and political obligation5. Freedom and justice6. Traditional ideologies7. Challenges to the dominant ideologies2 Comparative Politics8. Institutions and states9. Political culture and non-western political ideas10. Laws, constitutions, and federalism11. Votes, elections, legislatures, and legislators12. Political parties13. Executives, bureaucracies, policy studies, and governance14. Civil society, interest groups, and the media15. Democracies, democratization, and authoritarian regimes3 Global Politics16. Introducing global politics17. Traditional theories in global politics18. Critical approaches to global politics19. Security and insecurity20. Diplomacy and foreign policy21. International organizations in global politics22. Global political economy23. Politics in the anthropocene24. Conclusion: towards a deglobalizing and post-wetern world?