Politics in a Changing World
by Ethridge, Marcus E.; Handelman, HowardEdition: 6th
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Pub. Date: 2012-01-01
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
Providing a foundation for a comparative understanding of political life, POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD includes in-depth chapters on political science concepts (ideology, political culture, interest groups, governmental institutions, parties) followed by a series of brief country studies. The concepts and country studies help students acquire a better understanding of the actors and institutions that play a part in diverse political systems, how and why they act in relation to one another, and what their actions mean for the political system and its citizens. The Sixth Edition is thoroughly updated throughout, including coverage of the global economic crisis, the 2010 midterm elections in the US, the Conservative Party-Liberal Democratic Party coalition and the victory of a new Conservative Prime Minister in Great Britain, and the democratic upheavals in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. viii |
| About the Authors | p. xiv |
| Fundamentals | p. 1 |
| Politics, Government, and Political Science | p. 1 |
| Politics and Government Defined | p. 6 |
| Government Functions | p. 8 |
| Kinds of Governments | p. 10 |
| The Stakes of Politics | p. 13 |
| Politics in a Changing World | p. 22 |
| Conclusion: Why Study Political Science? | p. 25 |
| Ideologies: Images of Political Life | p. 28 |
| Liberalism and Conservatism | p. 29 |
| Capitalism | p. 36 |
| Marxism | p. 39 |
| The Political Relevance of Marxist Ideology | p. 40 |
| Socialism | p. 41 |
| Other Ideologies | p. 44 |
| Conclusion: Ideology Shapes Political Community and Political Conflict | p. 50 |
| Political Behavior | p. 53 |
| Political Culture and Socialization | p. 54 |
| Political Culture: Origins of the Concept | p. 56 |
| Agents of Political Socialization | p. 58 |
| Classifying Political Cultures | p. 64 |
| The Evolution of Political Cultures | p. 69 |
| Conclusion: The Utility of Political Culture | p. 76 |
| Public Opinion and Elections | p. 79 |
| Influences on Public Opinion and Voting Choice | p. 80 |
| Voter Turnout | p. 95 |
| The Electoral Process and Campaign Money | p. 100 |
| Electoral Systems | p. 102 |
| Public Opinion Polling | p. 108 |
| Conclusion: Elections and Public Opinion-The People's Voice? | p. 109 |
| Political Parties | p. 113 |
| What Are Political Parties? | p. 115 |
| The Functions of Political Parties | p. 115 |
| The Origins of Political Parties | p. 122 |
| Party Systems | p. 122 |
| Types of Political Parties | p. 127 |
| Conclusion: Parties in a Changing World | p. 136 |
| Interest Groups | p. 142 |
| Interest Groups: What They Are and How They Work | p. 143 |
| The Power of Interest Groups | p. 155 |
| The Growth of Interest Groups | p. 159 |
| How Interest Groups Are Formed | p. 160 |
| Conclusion: Interest Groups-A Challenge for Democracy? | p. 165 |
| Political Institutions | p. 167 |
| Legislative Institutions | p. 168 |
| Lawmaking | p. 169 |
| Legislatures: Features, Functions, and Structure | p. 170 |
| Representation | p. 182 |
| Party Responsibility and Legislative Behavior | p. 183 |
| The Changing Role of Modern Legislatures | p. 186 |
| Executive Institutions, Political Leadership, and Bureaucracy | p. 189 |
| The Functions of Executive Institutions | p. 190 |
| Kinds of Executive Institutions | p. 195 |
| Limits on Executive Power | p. 197 |
| Approaches to Executive Leadership | p. 200 |
| Bureaucratic Institutions | p. 204 |
| What Is Bureaucracy? | p. 205 |
| Bureaucratic Functions | p. 207 |
| The Growth of Bureaucracy | p. 208 |
| Bureaucracy Evaluated | p. 210 |
| Bureaucracy and Democracy | p. 212 |
| Can Bureaucracy Be Improved? | p. 216 |
| Executives and Bureaucracies-From Policy Leadership to Policy Implementation | p. 218 |
| Judicial Institutions | p. 221 |
| Judicial Functions | p. 221 |
| Justice and the Political System | p. 223 |
| Kinds of Law | p. 226 |
| Judicial Institutions: Structure and Design | p. 230 |
| Judicial Decisions and Public Policy | p. 235 |
| Perspectives on Judicial Policy Making | p. 236 |
| Politics in Selected Nations | p. 243 |
| Some Critical Approaches and Issues | p. 244 |
| Great Britain and the United States: Developed Democracies | p. 245 |
| Russia and China: Past and Present Communist Giants | p. 245 |
| Mexico: A Developing Nation | p. 246 |
| U.S. Government: The Dilemmas of Democracy | p. 247 |
| The Founding Period | p. 248 |
| Governmental Institutions | p. 252 |
| Participation in U.S. Politics | p. 272 |
| U.S. Politics: Prospects and Challenges | p. 275 |
| Great Britain: A Traditional Democracy | p. 286 |
| The Relevance of British Politics | p. 286 |
| Contemporary British Society and Political Culture | p. 289 |
| Political Parties and Voting | p. 294 |
| Interest Groups | p. 301 |
| The Structure of Government | p. 303 |
| Public Policy and the British Economy | p. 307 |
| Conclusion: Great Britain in the Twenty-First Century | p. 310 |
| Russia: From Authoritarianism to Democracy and Back | p. 314 |
| The Relevance of the Russian Experience | p. 314 |
| The Rise and Fall of Soviet Communism | p. 317 |
| The Birth of a New Political System | p. 324 |
| Restructuring the Economy | p. 332 |
| Russia in the Early Years of the Twenty-First Century: The Putin Presidency and Beyond | p. 336 |
| The Concentration of Political Power | p. 338 |
| Conclusion: The Transition to Democracy Derailed | p. 345 |
| China: Searching for a New Vision | p. 355 |
| The Relevance of Chinese Politics | p. 356 |
| The Chinese Revolution and Its Origins | p. 358 |
| The Evolution of Chinese Politics and Society | p. 360 |
| Reforming the Chinese Economy | p. 363 |
| China's Political System | p. 371 |
| Conclusion: China's Uncertain Future | p. 385 |
| The Politics of Developing Nations | p. 394 |
| The Meaning of Underdevelopment | p. 395 |
| Theories of Underdevelopment and Development | p. 407 |
| Sources of Political Conflict | p. 411 |
| Problems of Political Participation | p. 413 |
| Women in Third World Society and Politics | p. 418 |
| Third World Political Institutions | p. 422 |
| Conclusion: Recent Developments and Future Trends | p. 427 |
| Mexico: The Birth Pangs of Democracy | p. 432 |
| The Relevance of Mexican Politics | p. 433 |
| Mexico's Formative Years and the Legacy of the Mexican Revolution | p. 435 |
| The Postrevolutionary Order | p. 437 |
| The Making of a Modern Economy | p. 438 |
| The Struggle for Political Development | p. 442 |
| Conclusion: A Developing Democracy | p. 460 |
| International Relations | p. 471 |
| Approaches to International Relations | p. 473 |
| International Relations versus Domestic Politics | p. 474 |
| Idealists and Realists | p. 474 |
| War and International Relations | p. 479 |
| Foreign Policy Decision Making | p. 485 |
| International Political Economy | p. 488 |
| International Law and Organization | p. 492 |
| Ethics and International Relations | p. 496 |
| Conclusion: War, Trade, Foreign Policy, and the Stakes of International Politics | p. 498 |
| A Changing World Order | p. 501 |
| From the End of the Cold War to the Beginnings of an Uncertain Future | p. 502 |
| Policing Trouble Spots: A New World Order or a World without Order? | p. 504 |
| The Changing Nature of the International Arms Race | p. 507 |
| Current Trends in World Trade: Economic Unification and Beyond | p. 510 |
| North-South Relations | p. 515 |
| Protecting the Environment | p. 522 |
| Human Rights | p. 525 |
| Women's Rights | p. 529 |
| International Terrorism | p. 531 |
| Conclusion: The Changing Face of International Relations | p. 532 |
| Glossary | p. 535 |
| Index | p. 549 |
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