Power & Choice offers an in-depth look into the nuances of politics through the analysis of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power. Organized topically and using extended case examples from around the world, Power & Choice provides undergraduate students with a clear and engaging introduction to political science and comparative politics. The Seventeen Edition has been updated to address the growing importance of understanding the modern resurgence of fascism, the growth in global populism, the Trump phenomenon in the United States, additional discussion of political violence, the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Western responses to it, the current war in Gaza, the growing global strength of the developing world, global effects of immigration, and further discussion of the discipline of political science.

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David Schultz is a distinguished professor of political science and legal studies at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and professor of law at the University of Minnesota. W. Phillips Shively is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of The Craft of Political Research, 10th edition(2017), as well as numerous articles on elections and methods of analysis. **

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Power & Choice offers an in-depth look into the nuances of politics through the analysis of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power. Organized topically and using extended case examples from around the world, Power & Choice provides undergraduate students with a clear and engaging introduction to political science and comparative politics.

The Seventeen Edition has been updated to address the growing importance of understanding the modern resurgence of fascism, the growth in global populism, the Trump phenomenon in the United States, additional discussion of political violence, the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Western responses to it, the current war in Gaza, the growing global strength of the developing world, global effects of immigration, and further discussion of the discipline of political science.

Inhalt

PART I THE IDEA OF POLITICS
1 Politics: Setting the Stage
2 Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy
PART II THE STATE AND PUBLIC POLICY
3 The Modern State
4 Policies of the State
5 Economic Policy of the State
6 What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice and Effectiveness
PART III THE CITIZEN AND THE REGIME
7 Democracies and Authoritarian Systems
8 Political Culture and Political Socialization
PART IV THE APPARATUS OF GOVERNANCE
9 Constitutions and the Design of Government
10 Elections
11 Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics
12 Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics
13 Social Movements and Contentious Politics
14 National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary Government
15 National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential Government
16 Bureaucracy and the Public Sector
17 Law and the Courts
PART V INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
18 Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others)
Appendix: Principles of Political Analysis