Political Science.
This book traces the development of political science from ancient influences such as Plato and Aristotle to modern political shapers such as Robert A. Dahl. It covers changes to the field in both thought and practice due to the rise and fall of political regimes, world wars, colonialism, and social...
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Chicago, IL :
Rosen Publishing Group,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | The Britannica Guide to the Social Sciences Ser.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyrigtht
- Contents
- Introduction
- Fields and Subfields
- Chapter One: Development of Political Science from Ancient Times to the Early 20th Century
- Ancient Influences
- Early Modern Developments
- 19th-Century Roots of Contemporary Political Science
- The Early 20th Century: Developments in the United States
- The Early 20th Century: Developments Outside the United States
- Other Political Science Scholars
- Chapter Two: Post-World War II Trends in Political Science
- Behavioralism
- The Eurobarometer
- Political Culture
- Systems Analysis
- Theory of Rational Choice
- Democratic Theory
- Chapter Three: International Relations
- Historical Development
- Between the Two World Wars
- NATO
- The Postwar Ascendancy of Realism
- The Behavioral Approach and the Task of Integration
- The Later 20th Century
- Foreign Policy and International Systems
- The General-System Perspective
- Structures, Institutions, and Levels of Analysis
- Constructivism
- International Political Economy
- Chapter Four: Domestic Politics: Public Opinion
- Theoretical and Practical Conceptions
- The Formation and Change of PublicOpinion
- Components of Public Opinion: Attitudes and Values
- Factors Influencing Public Opinion
- Environmental Factors
- Mass Media
- Interest Groups
- Opinion Leaders
- Complex Influences
- Al Gore and Public Opinion
- Public Opinion and Government
- Political Polls
- Public Opinion Polling
- Chapter Five: Domestic Politics: Elections
- Types of Elections
- Systems of Vote Counting
- Legislative Elections
- Executive Elections
- Constituencies: Districting and Apportionment
- Voting Practices
- Secret Voting
- Balloting
- Compulsory Voting
- Electoral Abuses
- Participation in Elections
- Voter ID Laws
- Influences on Voting Behaviour.
- Chapter Six: Domestic Politics: Government
- Agricultural Society
- The Spread of Civilization
- The City-State of Greece
- Rome and the Republic
- The Middle Ages
- Dissolution and Instability
- Feudalism
- The Rise of Law and the Nation-State
- The Rise and Fall of Absolute Monarchy
- Representation and Constitutional Monarchy
- The American and French Revolutions
- Nationalism and Imperialism
- Communism and Fascism
- Liberal Democracy
- Prospects in the 21st Century
- Chapter Seven: Public Administration
- Early Systems of Administration
- The Song/Sung Dynasty
- Modern Developments
- Prussia
- France
- The British Empire
- The United States
- The Soviet Union
- China
- Japan
- Developing Nations
- Chapter Eight: Constitutional Government
- Features of Constitutional Government
- Procedural Stability
- Accountability
- Representation
- Division of Power
- Openness and Disclosure
- Constitutionality
- Constitutional Change
- Constitutional Stability
- The Practice of Constitutional Government
- Great Britain
- United States
- Europe
- British Decolonization and Emerging National Constitutions
- Latin America, Africa, and Asia
- Chapter NineIn: fluential Figures in Political Science
- Confucius
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Kautilya
- Ibn Khaldun
- Niccolò Machiavelli
- Thomas Hobbes
- John Locke
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Montesquieu
- Adam Smith
- Edmund Burke
- Henri de Saint-Simon
- Auguste Comte
- Karl Marx
- Friedrich Engels
- Arthur F. Bentley
- Harold Dwight Lasswell
- V.O. Key, Jr
- William Riker
- Robert A. Dahl
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover.