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Politics de Andrew Heywood

Politics

Autor Andrew Heywood
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2019

Considerăm că ediția a cincea a lucrării Politics reprezintă un standard metodologic esențial pentru studiul științelor politice la nivel universitar. Structura materialului este concepută pentru a ghida studentul de la conceptele fundamentale și ideologii, către analiza complexă a instituțiilor și a proceselor globale. Progresia narativă este riguroasă: primele capitole definesc statul și democrația, în timp ce secțiunile finale abordează crizele contemporane și ordinea mondială, oferind o viziune integrată asupra disciplinei. Putem afirma că această ediție se distinge prin capacitatea de a ancora teoria în realitatea imediată, utilizând rubrici noi precum „Politics in Action” pentru a explora polarizarea politică și impactul rețelelor sociale asupra discursului public.

Comparabil cu Foundations of Comparative Politics de Kenneth Newton în ceea ce privește rigoarea academică, volumul de față se diferențiază prin actualizarea masivă a datelor pentru a reflecta tranziția de la optimismul democratic la ascensiunea regimurilor autoritare și a populismului. În contextul operei sale, Andrew Heywood rafinează aici abordările din Political Theory, mutând accentul de la analiza conceptuală pură spre aplicabilitatea practică în sisteme politice comparate. Dacă în Global Politics autorul se concentra pe dinamica internațională, în acest manual el reușește să sintetizeze legătura dintre politicile interne, comportamentul electoral și guvernanța globală. Subliniem introducerea resurselor digitale interactive, care transformă textul dintr-un suport pasiv într-un instrument de învățare activă, adaptat cerințelor curriculare moderne.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781352005455
ISBN-10: 135200545X
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 193 x 260 x 49 mm
Greutate: 1.11 kg
Ediția:5th ed. 2019
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Această ediție este indispensabilă studenților de la facultățile de Științe Politice și Relații Internaționale care au nevoie de o bază teoretică solidă, adaptată realităților anului 2024. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere clară a fenomenelor actuale, de la 'fake news' la criza democrației liberale. Este alegerea ideală pentru cei care caută un manual autoritar, dar accesibil, care explică mecanismele puterii într-o lume marcată de polarizare.

Despre autor

Andrew Heywood este o figură centrală în literatura academică dedicată științelor politice, ocupând funcția de Director de Studii la Orpington College. Expertiza sa în pedagogia politică este recunoscută la nivel internațional, fiind autorul unor manuale de referință care acoperă întreg spectrul disciplinei, de la teorii și ideologii până la sisteme de guvernare specifice (precum UK Politics). Stilul său se caracterizează prin capacitatea de a sintetiza teorii politice complexe într-un limbaj accesibil, motiv pentru care lucrările sale sunt adoptate ca bibliografie obligatorie în universități din întreaga lume.

Caracteristici

Packed with pedagogical features including Politics in Action case studies, Debating boxes, 'Focus on' boxes and Key thinker profiles.

Notă biografică

Andrew Heywood is the author of such bestselling texts as Global Politics, Political Ideologies and Political Theory, used by hundreds of thousands of students around the world.

Descriere scurtă

The fifth edition of this seminal textbook by best-selling author Andrew Heywood continues to lead the way in providing a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to politics. Renowned for its engaging and accessible style, this book helps students to understand the discipline's foundational concepts and theories and use these to make sense of its key subfields, from elections and voting to security and global governance. Systematically revised and updated throughout, it also uses a range of tried-and-tested pedagogical features to draw links between different standpoints and help make contemporary institutions, events and developments come to life. Drawing on a wide range of international examples, this text is the ideal choice for lecturers around the world. Carefully designed and written to map onto the way the subject is introduced at degree level, it remains the go-to text for undergraduate introductory and comparative politics courses. Furthermore, it can also be used as pre-course reading or as a point of reference throughout politics degrees, majors or minors.New to this Edition:- Restructured and revised to reflect the decline of democracy and the rise of populism and authoritarianism in different parts of the world- New Politics in Action features reflect the latest political developments - including 'Trump's triumph: politics as polarization'; 'South Africa: a one-party state?'; and 'North Korea: a rogue nuclear power?'- Discusses the transformation of the media landscape, assessing the advent and impact of social media and 'fake news'- New and improved text design reflecting the book's contemporary and engaging coverage- Accompanied by a brand new website, featuring a flashcard glossary, additional cases, interactive simulations and weblinks for students, PowerPoint slides for lecturers, a testbank and a guide to using the book.Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/politics-5e. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Cuprins

1. What is Politics? 2. Political Ideas and Ideologies 3. Politics and the State 4. Democracy and Legitimacy 5. Regimes of the Modern World 6. Nations and Nationalism 7. Political Economy and Globalization 8. Politics, Society and Identity 9. Political Culture and the Media 10. Representation, Elections and Voting 11. Parties and Party Systems 12. Groups, Interests and Movements 13. Constitutions, Law and Judges 14. Political Executives and Leadership 15. Assemblies 16. Bureaucracies 17. Multilevel Politics 18. Security: Domestic and International 19. World Order and Global Governance 20. Is Politics Broken?

Recenzii

Politics was the first textbook I bought and read as an undergraduate and I have seen it benefit many more students since. Successive editions have provided a brilliant foundation for those eager to learn, engaging them with the joy of new understandings of complex political phenomena.
As with every edition that has preceded this latest, updated edition, Andrew Heywood manages to render complex concepts, ideas, institutions and debates accessible and engaging for students. This is a comprehensive and incredibly useful resource for both student and educator alike.
This comprehensive and coherent textbook provides the best available introduction to the study of politics. Andrew Heywood organizes the material into meaningful categories, explores the major disciplinary debates with remarkable clarity, and carefully selects detailed examples that greatly enhance understanding. The book is highly accessible, and yet also sophisticated. Students are well advised to hang on to their copies for future reference. The fifth edition, meanwhile, seamlessly integrates such hot-button issues as populism, post-truth politics, and the growing prominence of autocracy, and manages overall to capture the dynamic character of politics in a transitional era.
There is hardly a better textbook to approach the study of politics. This is an easy-to-read yet systematic and engaging introduction to political science. This new edition has received a timely update and now covers topics such as populism, illiberal democracy and the crises of the EU. Heywood's book is a key reference text that students should always keep on their desk for consultation as they progress through their degree in politics.
A stellar textbook that covers the essential introductory topics for first-year students while at the same time delves into contentious contemporary issues. The fifth edition includes a new thought-provoking final chapter that addresses the wave of anti-establishment fervour circulating in Western liberal democracies. Students who study political science are looking for answers and guidance in understanding today's political disillusionment. Heywood's text provides both and goes the extra mile by also discussing solutions with the clearest and most up-to-date advice on "mending politics."
Politics remains the text that still best hits the sweet spot between accessibility and academic sophistication.
Thoughtfully organized, attractively presented, and eminently approachable, Heywood raises the bar for introductory politics texts. Instructors seeking a comprehensive overview of key concepts, theories, scholars, events, and political actors will find everything they need and more in this thoroughly updated edition of Politics.
Heywood's Politics is the by far the best introductory text to political science currently on the market. It does an excellent job of introducing vital concepts for the study of politics in an accessible, easy to grasp format.
This book is a marvel of erudition and compilation. It is accessible and user friendly. It remains the first stop for lecturers and students studying Politics.
Heywood's Politics stands out as one of the most comprehensive and accessible textbooks in the market. Students will benefit especially from its illustrations of case studies and debates in politics.

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Stimulating, succinct and accessible, the fully revised and updated fourth edition of this highly successful text offers a truly comprehensive introduction to the study of politics, written from an international perspective.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Its lively, engaging style and authoritative and comprehensive coverage have made this highly successful text the first choice introduction to the politics for students and instructors alike.

The fourth edition has been has been systematically revised and updated to cover key developments such as the global economic crisis and the Arab Spring. The book also has a new more integrated chapter structure which makes it easier for students to see how different topics interrelate and takes better account of the increasing interdependence between domestic and world events.

With an attractive new full-colour page design, each chapter includes a range of innovative features and boxed information to aid learning and stimulate critical reflection:

- Full-page Politics in Action boxes examine major political events from around the world and reflect on their significance for political science. 
- Debating boxes introduce the key controversies within politics and highlight arguments both for and against a particular proposition.
- Illustrated Key Thinker profiles give detail about important figures and their ideas
- Concept boxes offer a fuller discussion of important political terms and concepts, particularly those with complex or contested meanings