Understanding democratic politics an introduction
Title:
Understanding democratic politics an introduction
Author:
Axtmann, Roland.
ISBN:
9781847871008
Publication Information:
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 339 p.)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- PART I 45; Concepts -- 1 Sovereignty -- 2 Constitutionalism -- 3 Human Rights and Democracy -- 4 Justice44; Equality44; Liberty -- 5 Power44; Authority44; Legitimacy -- 6 Representative and Direct Democracy -- 7 Majoritarianism 8211; Consociationalism -- 8 Pluralism 8211; Difference -- 9 Civil Society 8211;National and Global -- 10 Class 8211; Elites -- PART II Institutions and Political Behaviour -- 11 The Territorial State -- 12 Government44; 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 Cyber45;democracy -- 22 Democratic Citizenship in the Age of Globalization -- PART III Ideologies a nd Movements -- 23 Liberalism -- 24 Conservatism -- 25 Socialism 8211; Marxism -- 26 Anarchism and Democracy -- 27 Nationalism -- 28 Contemporary Right45;wing Extremism -- 29 Feminism -- 30 Environmentalism -- 31 Democracy and the Islamist Paradox -- 32 Cosmopolitanism -- Index -- Last Page.
Abstract:
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.
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