Politics: The Basics

This fully revised and updated edition of Tansey's successful overview of the world of politics introduces the study of politics, the variety of political systems, the main movements and issues which dominate at the start of the 21st century.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics

Written by a team of leading political scientists, sociologists, philosophers, and political economists, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of politics available. Ranging from John Adams and the Young Hegelians to Additional Member System and zero-sum game, this comprehensive and entertaining work offers international coverage of major political institutions, thinkers, and concepts. All significant political thinkers and designers of political institutions in the West are included, and special attention is give to Muslim and Chinese political thought. There are many entries on new and thriving branches of the subject, such as international political economy, voting theory, and feminism. The dictionary also gives clear and precise definitions of technical terms such as Condorcet winner, Droop quota, and ultra vires.

Islam in World Politics

This book examines the influence of Islamist movements in national and international power politics, in the equilibrium of the world of finance, and the articulation of gender issues in Islamic and non-Islamic countries alike.

Democracy Defended

A number of noted scholars have questioned the effectiveness and fairness of democratic voting. In this book Gerry Mackie confronts these doubts and examines their claims in detail, and finds that almost every one is erroneous. Mackie's book is a spirited and detailed defence of democratic governance.

Encyclopedia of Government and Politics

Unrivalled comprehensive coverage of contemporary trends in world, regional and nation-state government and politics. 84 detailed essays capture the international changes - theoretical and factual - of the last three decades.

Politics and the European Commission

The European Commission is an organization which has come to fascinate or repulse a range of national politicians, journalists and social scientists. This book investigates this organization's relationship to politics.

Politics and Religion in the Modern World

Focusing on the potent combination of politics and religion, this book is an authoritative analysis of the failure of secularisation in countries around the world.