Political Science/Politics

American Government in Black and White: Diversity and Democracy, 7th Edition, is a unique introduction to American government that uses racial and ethnic equality as its underlying theme. Through the course of teaching students the standard topics about the American governmental system and politics, Authors Paula D. McClain and Steven C. Tauber address issues of inequality in major facets of government including the U.S. Constitution, key America...

Beginning Research in Political Science takes a learn-by-doing-approach to guide students through all of the steps needed for their own original projects. Each chapter builds from the previous chapter with step-by-step instructions that guide students towards the project's completion. The text features recent data from the World Values Survey and instructional SPSS Statistics software tutorials, along with a variety of features reflecting its con...

British Politics provides a cutting-edge, analytical introduction to the subject, encouraging students to think about methods and comparative politics, whilst building a fundamental understanding of the current debates shaping the British political landscape.

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The definitive history of Canadian foreign policy since the 1930s, Canada First, Not Canada Alone examines how successive prime ministers have promoted Canada's national interests in a world that has grown increasingly complex and interconnected. Case studies focused on environmental reform, Indigenous peoples, trade, hostage diplomacy, and wartime strategy illustrate the breadth of issues that shape Canada's global realm. Drawing from extensive ...

The best-selling introduction to Canadian politics! This text offers a thorough grounding in the institutions and processes of Canadian government, focusing on issues of individual, group, and regional equalities and freedoms while raising thought-provoking questions about the nature of Canadian democracy itself.

Designed for undergraduate readers, Canadian Environmental Policy and Politics, fifth edition, is an innovative look at cutting-edge issues in the field that will appeal equally to students, researchers, and practitioners of environmental policy.

Designed for undergraduate courses that cover climate change politics within environmental studies, politics, and international relations courses, Climate Change, Science, and The Politics of Shared Sacrifice integrates science and policy within each chapter by considering technical issues as well as their political implications. It reflects the recent changes in US climate policy under President Biden, as well as by other international actors, a...

Leading experts analyse distinct European democracies, drawing upon a wide range of current examples and exploring common challenges

An engaging and accessible introduction to the subject, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases, Fourth Edition gives students the methodological tools they need to answer the "big questions" in the field. Offering a hybrid format, the text’s unique structure offers the best of thematic and country-by-country approaches. Sixteen succinct thematic chapters--organized around the "big questions" in the field--are followed by a...

With unparalleled empirical material, this is the most comprehensive introduction to comparative politics written by the leading experts in the field.

Contemporary Security Studies offers a uniquely engaging introduction to Security Studies, addressing key theories and contemporary issues in the field. A team of expert scholars strikes a careful balance between depth and clarity, making it an essential companion for students exploring the modern security agenda. For second- and third-year undergraduates studying security studies as part of a politics or international relations degree, and serve...

Contemporary Terrorism Studies is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to terrorism studies, examining key issues and debates, and featuring dedicated sections on terrorism and counter-terrorism. This textbook uniquely provides interdisciplinary coverage, and is written by an expert author team.

For instructors who teach through a critical approach, Critical Concepts takes what most texts consider alternative frameworks for understanding political science - feminism, environmentalism, disability - and shows their centrality to the contemporary study of politics, offering students an inclusive, accessible introduction to politics in Canada and beyond.

The only introduction to cover the full spectrum of political systems, from democracy to dictatorship and the growing number of systems that fall between, equipping readers to think critically about democracy's future trajectory.

Democratization is the most comprehensive volume on this critical field of contemporary politics, with insightful coverage of all the key theories, actors, dynamics, and developments. Unrivalled in its up-to-date empirical material and range of expert contributors, this text is an invaluable resource to all students of democratization.

Engaging Citizenship introduces students to the fundamentals of political science through the lens of of citizenship, democracy, and civic engagement. Each chapter uses one of the four subfields of political science - political theory, comparative politics, American politics, and international relations - to present foundational concepts while encouraging students to consider essential questions of democratic citizenship.

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Essential Public Affairs for Journalism is an invaluable guide for both journalism students and journalists. It offers engaging coverage of the workings of both central and local government, and gives stimulating insights into how they are, and could be, covered by journalists.

This book is accompanied by online resources including further 'Topica...

Written by experts, this is the most complete, issues-led textbook on European Union politics. With contemporary issues and debates presented alongside thorough coverage of the theory, institutions, policies, and history of the EU, European Union Politics effortlessly guides students to a clear understanding of this complex area.

As the most concise, accessible guide to the EU, The European Union: How does it work? is an ideal introduction for those coming to the subject for the first time. A team of expert scholars cut through the complexity to explain how the EU works, both in theory and in practice, helping you gain the knowledge you need to succeed.

Foreign Policy Analysis is the most systematic, thorough guide to core foreign policy approaches, drawing insights from international relations and non-Western perspectives to provide students with a full understanding of theory. Brummer and Oppermann put theoretical approaches front and centre without neglecting the righ connection with international relations theories. This book challenges Western-centric perspectives on foreign policy analysis...

The only introduction to foreign policy to combine theories, actors and cases in one volume.

An analytical approach to the study of comparative European politics with a unique focus on the interaction between national and European-level politics.

The most current introduction to key global environmental issues

Global Issues, Tangled Webs: Transnational Concerns in an Interconnected World provides students with an overview and greater understanding of issues and trends in global politics. Global Issues, Tangled Webs demonstrates how some of the most important issues—such as climate change, refugee crises, food supply chains, global diseases, transnational crime and more—are linked to and affected by one another. It also explores how the actions of gov...

With a unique emphasis on the big debates and questions that have the potential to affect all our lives, a diverse range of viewpoints are presented to encourage and equip students to become active participants in the discussions that animate global political economy today.

Global Political Economy is a comprehensive introduction to the core approaches and issues in GPE and this new edition also explores areas of inequality within topics such as colonialism, race, gender, everyday life, and North-South divides.

Global Politics is a concise and engaging introduction to international relations. Lawson presents key theories and concepts, demonstrating how they apply to everyday life. Using examples from around the world, both historical and contemporary, the textbook presents a truly global picture of politics.

Global Politics covers all of the standard topics in the undergraduate level IR/Global Politics course, and also provides more robust coverage of global ecology; gender and race; the different security challenges of our day that go beyond armed conflict; IPE coverage that highlights the divergent paths of the Global North and South; and the growing reliance upon international law, international organizations, and global and regional governance. U...

Global Politics: Myths and Mysteries is an innovative introduction to key concepts in international relations, exposing the myths of the discipline, and making critical thinking engaging and relatable for students.

I-PEEL: The International Political Economy of Everyday Life is a student-centred textbook for learning about IPE through the prism of everyday objects and practices. Eight core chapters on topics including social media, debt, food, and clothes show how IPE can be used to understand and question the world around you.

Contemporary and accessible, Inside Canadian Politics provides a fresh perspective on the institutions and issues at the heart of our political system. This text explores key concepts and topics in Canadian politics from federalism, regionalism, Indigeneity, and diversity, to the party system, media and political communication, and elections. Each chapter invites students to debate and discuss the effectiveness of government mechanisms in the dai...

The fourth edition of Inside Texas Politics provides an exciting insider's perspective on the world of Texas government. The book's focus on how power struggles have shaped Texas institutions and political processes offers a fresh perspective that differentiates it from all other texts on the market. Brandon Rottinghaus, a well-known political scholar, media commentator, and Dallas native, fills the text with his own insider anecdotes, ...

International Relations Since 1945 is a comprehensive introduction to the global history of International Relations. The text has been fully updated for the third edition and features three new chapters covering Brexit, Trump, the rise of major powers in the Middle East, and the Syrian war.

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to international relations theories with a unique emphasis on positioning IR theories within their social, political, and historical contexts to help students fully understand IR theories and their influence.

Written by the most influential scholars in International Relations, the sixth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a lively introduction to all the major theories of International Relations and draws on case studies to show how theory can help explain the dynamics of world politics.

As the most authoritative and comprehensive overview of international relations in the Middle East, this highly respected textbook is designed to help students get to grips with this important and challenging subject area. A team of expert scholars combines a history of the region with analysis of key themes, actors, developments, and conflicts, to expose students to a wide range of perspectives and approaches and encourage them to think critical...

This highly praised and widely adopted text uses a consistent analytical framework to teach students how to think critically about issues in world politics, helping them better understand the political world they live in.

An Introduction to Comparative Politics offers an accessible, methodology-driven introduction to all the key aspects of the subject. Varied case studies from around the world broaden political understanding, and learning features develop skills and build confidence in interpreting quantitative data.

In an era the United States is often presented as the only relevant player in the arena of International Relations, Introduction to Global Politics, Seventh Edition offers readers a truly global introduction to the discipline. By establishing a solid framework based on the history and ideologies that influence the ways in which world powers interact with one another; features and activities that promote active learning; and an intuitive textbook ...

Introduction to International Development integrates the work of leading experts to present foundational overviews as well as in-depth coverage of issues at the heart of today’s most pressing international debates. Fully updated to reflect our dynamic, changing world, this text provides students the conceptual tools required to understand the challenges, successes, and failures of international development.

The most accessible, succinct introduction to the principal international relations theories, with an emphasis on how theory can be used to analyse key global issues.

Online resources to accompany Introduction to Politics 5e.

With a focus on real-world issues and an extensive range of thought-provoking case studies, Issues in Political Theory provides the clearest, most engaging introduction to political theory and how it is applied to address the most important issues confronting the world today.

The start of a university education can be a daunting time for many – and never more so than this year, with all the uncertainty being faced in the wake of a global pandemic.

To help you feel better-prepared for the start of your first semester, we invite you to read the following chapters, which we have drawn from a range of our student texts. Written by some of the UK’s most passionate and experienced educators, these chapters provi...

The new edition of The Paradoxes of the American Presidency explores the complex institution of the American presidency by presenting a series of paradoxes that shape and define the office. Rewritten and updated to reflect recent political events, this must-read sixth edition incorporates findings from the latest scholarship, recent elections and court cases, and essential survey research.

The most practically applied approach to political ideologies: evaluate critically, make links, think globally.

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The most accessible and practical guide to research methods written especially for politics and international relations students.

With an unrivalled combination of exceptional clarity and analysis, this introduction to politics is the perfect text with which to begin your studies of the political world.

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The only introduction to politics in the developing world to combine theoretical approaches, society-state relations, and policies with a series of illustrative country-based case studies.

Accessible and engaging, this is a complete guide to the past, present, and future of the European Union. An expert author team examine in detail the theory and history behind the EU, before moving on to explore the institutions and policies at work, giving readers a valuable insight to this complicated political body.

Online updates to accompany The Politics of International Law 1e by Nicole Scicluna

The most comprehensive, interdisciplinary and student-focused introduction to international development available.

Presidents and the American Presidency engages students in the study of the presidency through an exploration of both the political institution and the men who have held the office. Considering both the strengths and the weaknesses of the office, authors Lori Cox Han and Diane J. Heith move beyond purely theoretical analysis to examine the real-life, day-to-day responsibilities and challenges that go with the job. Memos, oral histories, detail an...

Public Policy: Investing for a Better World presents a contemporary introduction to public policy, covering all the major theories, approaches, and substantive policy areas. Grounded in the tradition of theoretically driven, evidence-based analysis, this text offers the tools that students need to discuss, debate, and chart future directions for government.

The first textbook to challenge and expand the canon of political thinkers, Rethinking Political Thinkers presents political thought in a new light, invites debate, and brings diverse perspectives to the fore, giving students the tools to think about political concepts, theories, and arguments critically and analytically.

The only introduction to critical security studies to take an issues-centred approach, with a unique emphasis on equipping students with the knowledge and skills to think, analyse and debate using critical perspectives

A complete introduction to strategy in the contemporary world, which critically explores the enduring, present and emerging issues dominating strategic debate.

Thinking World Politics Otherwise is a different kind of textbook. It includes a variety of critical approaches and perspectives that seek to challenge and rethink orthodox understandings of International Relations. Thinking World Politics Otherwise brings together prominent voices in the field that recognise the importance of engaging with global politics from a range of perspectives and through a variety of approaches. It includes a multitude o...

UK Politics is the ideal introduction to the subject, providing students with the foundational understanding, critical perspectives, and the historical knowledge they need to make sense of politics in the United Kingdom today.

Critical and connected: brings together diverse political perspectives from the world's leading experts, giving students the tools to critically evaluate America's ever-changing role in international politics and to connect theory to real events.

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Now in a new edition, Writing Public Policy is a practical, concise guide to writing and communicating in public policy processes. Designed to help students understand and perform common types of communication used in solving public problems, this text explains the standards and functions of communicating in the public sector and teaches the use of selected public policy communication genres. Catherine F. Smith presents a general method for plann...