Understanding Democratic Politics An Introduction

• Other Authors: Axtmann, Roland (Editor)
• Format: Unknown
• Published: London SAGE 2003
• Subjects: Democracy > Textbooks; Political science > Textbooks; Ideology > Textbooks
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xi, 339 pages illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 329) and indexes
• ISBN: 0761971823

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.