This general, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science engages students with concrete analytical examples without overwhelming them with excessive detail. In this extensively revised eleventh edition, W. Phillips Shively surpasses the high standards he set in prior editions, bringing political science conceptually alive as never before.

Note: McGraw-Hill International Edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I The Idea of Politics CHAPTER 1 Politics: Setting the StageCHAPTER 2 Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy Part II The State and Public Policy CHAPTER 3 The Modern State CHAPTER 4 Policies of the StateCHAPTER 5 Economic Policy of the StateCHAPTER 6 What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice andEffectiveness Part III The Citi zen and the Regime CHAPTER 7 Democracies and Authoritarian SystemsCHAPTER 8 Political Culture and Political Socialization Part IV The Apparatus of Governance CHAPTER 9 Constitutions and the Design of GovernmentCHAPTER 10 Elections CHAPTER 11 Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in PoliticsCHAPTER 12 Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and PoliticsCHAPTER 13 Social Movements and Contentious PoliticsCHAPTER 14 National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary GovernmentCHAPTER 15 National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential GovernmentCHAPTER 16 Bureaucracy and the Public SectorCHAPTER 17 Law and the Courts Part V International Politics CHAPTER 18 Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others)APPENDIX Principles of Political Analysis Glossary Index.

Provides a general, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science. This book indicates a subsidiary theme that recurs at intervals. It emphasizes politics as the use of power, while pluralism and much formal modeling work emphasize the emergence of public choices.