Politics in a Changing World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science (with InfoTrac) - Softcover

Ethridge, Marcus E.; Handelman, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534566332 ISBN 13: 9780534566333

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD introduces students to the diverse discipline of political science by providing a foundation for understanding political life in a systematic and comparative way. The text includes a combination of in-depth chapters on important concepts in political science and a series of brief country studies. POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD helps students to acquire not only a better understanding of the actors and institutions that play a part in diverse political systems, but to gain a sense of how and why they act in relation to one another, and what their actions mean for the political culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Marcus E. Ethridge is a professor and chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He is a specialist in the study of American government, focusing on interest-group behavior, rational-choice theory, and administrative law. His publications include THE POLITICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, LEGISLATIVE PARTICIPATION IN IMPLEMENTATION, and numerous articles in the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY, the JOURNAL OF POLITICS, and other journals. He is completing a new book tentatively entitled THE CASE FOR GRIDLOCK.

Review:

"The book is clearly written but not simplistic...It is a well-rounded introduction to political science. It has the advantage of being conceptual and comparative...The section covering international relations seems better developed and more in tune with the current literature than most."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0534566332
• ISBN 13: 9780534566333
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 560