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Understanding the Political World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science, 9/E
James N. Danziger, University of California at Irvine

ISBN-10: 0205644597
ISBN-13: 9780205644599

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 528 pp
Published: 07/30/2008

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Understanding the Political World offers a comparative perspective on how politics works at the global, national, group, and individual level.

Focusing on how fundamental concepts in political science relate to real political events, this bestselling text surveys political behavior, systems, and processes throughout the world and asks students to evaluate and apply this knowledge. Through an engaging writing style, numerous examples, and the instructive use of cartoons and photographs, Understanding the Political World encourages students to think like political scientists and to critically examine new and enduring political realities and challenges.

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Explores politics at every level from the individual person to the global system to reveal how politics influences every part of life.

Takes a comparative perspective to examine political theory, behavior, institutions, and processes around the world and to consider the ability of political science to explain real politics.

Includes case studies on the developed countries, developing countries, and transitional developed countries to discuss how states achieve prosperity, stability, and security in a complex international environment.

Surveys the discipline’s approaches and methods in Chapter 1, “Politics and Knowledge” and the “Political Analysis” appendix to help students think like political scientists.

Features over 60 boxed discussions and debates to examine key concepts like power, authority, and globalization or key issues like the emergence of China and India as a global power, the effect of colonialism and neocolonialism, the tension between humanitarian intervention and national sovereignty, the future of the European Union, and much more.

Incorporates numerous and current country examples, political and economic data, cartoons, and photos as well as a conversational writing style to make the study of political science real and relevant.

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Updated coverage of the latest political science scholarship and political events around the world plus the latest data in the text’s figures and tables.

Deeper coverage of the patterns of global terrorism and the behaviors and motivations of terrorists.

More discussions and examples of political institutions to show how they work and differ around the world.

New sections on changes in political systems, including transitions towards greater democratization as well as transitions towards failed states.

More extensive analysis of the impact of the United Nations on global politics and society.

New coverage of the significant changes in the transitional developed countries, especially new industrializing and post-communist countries.

New “Debate” boxes on the relationship between economic development and democracy, the impact of information and communications technologies, and the difference between presidential or parliamentary governments.

Streamlined explanations of political concepts and more country examples to help students understand and apply the most important information.

New two-color design to enliven the text.

The new MyPoliSciKit for Understanding the Political World (www.mypoliscikit.com) is a premium online learning resource that features multimedia and interactive activities to help students make connections between concepts and current events. The book-specific assessment, video case studies, comparative exercises, mapping exercises, ABC newsfeeds, and politics blog encourage comprehension and critical thinking. With Grade Tracker, instructors can easily follow students’ work on the site and their progress on each activity.

Table of Contents

PART I. ON KNOWING THE POLITICAL WORLD

Chapter 1. Politics and Knowledge

PART II. POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Chapter 2. Political Theory and Political Beliefs

Chapter 3. Political Actions

Chapter 4. Influences on Beliefs and Actions

PART III. POLITICAL SYSTEMS

Chapter 5. States and Nations

Chapter 6. Political Institutions I: Structures

Chapter 7. Political Institutions II: Institutional Arrangements

Chapter 8. Political Economy

PART IV. POLITICAL PROCESSES

Chapter 9. Public Policy, Power, and Decision

Chapter 10. Change and Political Development

Chapter 11. Politics Across Borders

Chapter 12. Political Violence

PART V. POLITICS AMONG STATES

Chapter 13. The Developed Countries

Chapter 14. The Developing Countries

Chapter 15. The Transitional Developed Countries

Appendix. Political Analysis

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Focusing on how fundamental concepts in political science relate to real political events, this bestselling text surveys political behavior, systems, and processes throughout the world and asks students to evaluate and apply this knowledge. Through an engaging writing style, numerous examples, and the instructive use of visuals, Understanding the Political World encourages students to think like political scientists and to critically examine new and enduring political realities and challenges.

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James N. Danziger is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, where he also has served as Chair of the Department of Political Science, campus-wide Dean of Undergraduate Education, Chair of the Academic Senate, and Associate Director of the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations. He is recipient of many honors and awards, including a Marshall Scholarship (to Great Britain), a Foreign Area Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, Phi Beta Kappa, and an IBM Faculty Award. He received the first UC Irvine Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award for Teaching in 1987 and the UC Irvine Distinguished Service Award in 1997. His Ph.D. is from Stanford University, and he has held visiting appointments at the universities of Aarhus (Denmark), Pittsburgh, and Virginia. His research has received awards from the American Political Science Association and the American Society for Public Administration. He has published extensively, particularly on information technology and politics, and he is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Electronic Government Research. He has also been an active participant in local politics.

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