Bibliograph

Understanding democratic politics, an introduction, edited by Roland Axtmann

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Understanding democratic politics, an introduction, edited by Roland Axtmann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Understanding democratic politics

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

290527995

Responsibility statement

edited by Roland Axtmann

Sub title

an introduction

Summary

This textbook is designed for first-time students of politics. It provides an ideal introduction and survey to the key themes and issues central to the study of democratic politics today. The text is structured around three major parts: concepts, institutions and political behaviour; and ideologies and movements. Within each section a series of short and accessible chapters serve to both introduce the key ideas, institutional forms and ideological conflicts central to the study of democratic politics and provide a platform for further, in-depth studies. Each chapter contains a 'bullet-point' summary, a guide to further reading, and a set of questions for tutorial discussion. Designed and written for an undergraduate readership, Understanding Democratic Politics: An Introduction will become an essential guide and companion to all students of politics throughout their university degree

Table Of Contents

Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- PART I: Concepts -- 1. Sovereignty -- 2. Constitutionalism -- 3. Human Rights and Democracy -- 4. Justice, Equality, Liberty -- 5. Power, Authority, Legitimacy -- 6. Representative and Direct Democracy -- 7. Majoritarianism ; Consociationalism -- 8. Pluralism ; Difference -- 9. Civil Society, National and Global -- 10. Class ; Elites -- PART II: Institutions and Political Behaviour -- 11. The Territorial State -- 12. Government, Civil Service and Public Policies -- 13. Parliaments -- 14. Parties and Party Systems -- 15. Elections and Electoral Systems -- 16. Interest Groups -- 17. Social Movements -- 18. Political Participation -- 19. Social Capital -- 20. The Welfare State and Democracy -- 21. Cyber-democracy -- 22. Democratic Citizenship in the Age of Globalization -- PART III: Ideologies and Movements -- 23. Liberalism -- 24. Conservatism -- 25. Socialism ; Marxism -- 26. Anarchism and Democracy -- 27. Nationalism -- 28. Contemporary Right-wing Extremism -- 29. Feminism -- 30. Environmentalism -- 31. Democracy and the Islamist Paradox -- 32. Cosmopolitanism -- Index -- Last Page

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