Political Science category: 78432 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
An Introduction to Political Science in Nigeria attempts to fill the void in the literature for undergraduate and graduate students in the Third World, particularly Nigeria, that are studying the arts, humanities, social sciences, education, and law. Primarily intended for introductory courses in...
Corporate Political Behavior
Why Corporations Do What They Do in Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Corporate Political Behavior centers on why corporations do what they do in politics. The text draws upon insights from the author’s forty years of government and political experience—insights placed within an operating framework grounded in the political science and strategic issue management...
The Eric Voegelin Reader
Politics, History, Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017
By the time Eric Voegelin fled Hitler’s regime and made his way to the United States in 1938, he had already written four books criticizing Nazi racism, establishing what would be the focus of his life’s work: to account for the endemic political violence of the twentieth century. One of the...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
This book continues the editors' work (started in the volume “Masters of Political Science”) of highlighting and re-evaluating the contributions of the most important political scientists who have gone before. Its basis is the belief that the future development and sophistication of the discipline...
Democracy's Promise
Immigrants and American Civic Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2008
Given the massive demographic changes in the United States during the past few decades, understanding the place of immigrants in the public sphere has never been more critical. Democracy's Promise examines both the challenges and opportunities posed to American civic institutions by the presence of...
An Introduction to Political Geography
Space, Place and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects.
The text explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering...
Beyond Post-communist Studies: Political Science and the New Democracies of Europe
Political Science and the New Democracies of Europe
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
This book makes the case that several East Central European countries have emerged as fully consolidated democracies. As such, they may be integrated into the mainstream of political science research, and not consigned forever to a transitional category encompassing countries that are now fully democracies...
Battle for Hearts and Minds
New Media and Elections in Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
The Singapore 2011 General Election was dubbed by some as the first "Internet" election. How far is this true and to what extent did old and new media influence voting behaviour and political participation? What was the role of Facebook, Twitter, party political websites, political discussion...
To Build a Harmonious World
Ideal of Traditional Chinese Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
This book collects the work of Zhao Baoxu, a prominent scholar of political science, international political scientist and educator. It features more than 14 papers that fully explore the political thoughts of Professor Zhao, who was deeply rooted in his concern for China, its people and the world.
Going...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2004
The Handbook of Political Communication Research is a benchmark volume, defining the most important and significant thrusts of contemporary research and theory in political communication. Editor Lynda Lee Kaid brings together exemplary scholars to explore the current state of political communication...
Games, Information, and Politics
Applying Game Theoretic Models to Political Science
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
To study the strategic interaction of individuals, we can use game theory. Despite the long history shared by game theory and political science, many political scientists remain unaware of the exciting game theoretic techniques that have been developed over the years. As a result they use overly simple...
Institutional Theory in Political Science
The New Institutionalism
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Institutional Theory in Political Science provides an in-depth analysis of contemporary institutional theory, an essential tool to understand the world of politics and government.
Written by B. Guy Peters, a prominent expert in the field, the book argues that the new institutionalism comprises...
Matter and Form
From Natural Science to Political Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
Matter and Form explores the relationship that has long existed between natural science and political philosophy. Plato's Socrates articulates the Ideas or Forms as an account of the ultimate source of causality in the cosmos. Aristotle's natural philosophy had a significant impact on his political...
by Vidya Bhushan Shrivastava
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Research is an important component of political science; it enables us to uncover evidence, develop theories, and better understand how the political world operates. Political Science research has remained a contested terrain from its first beginnings with the formation of the discipline in the late...