INDICE: Preface; From the Publisher; Acknowledgements; 1: Studying Politics; Why Study Politics?; Approaches Used in the Study of Politics; Politics and Our Everyday Lives; Division and Connection in a Changing World; Domestic and International Politics; Citizens and Canada; 2: Finding a Common Vocabulary: Political Concepts; Introduction: The Importance of a Common Language; Political Organization; Political Action; Values; Identity; 3: Political Thought, Philosophy, and Ideology; What is Political Philosophy?; The History of Political Thought; Ideologies; Liberal Thought; Socialism; Nationalism; Other Systems of Thought:; Conservatism; Feminism; Environmentalism; Fascism; Anarchism; Political Islam; The Relevance of Ideas; 4: The Role of Government; What Do Governments Do?; Some Shared Objectives of Government; Some Activities of Government; Schools of Thought Regarding the Role of Government; Forms of Political Systems; Liberal Democracy; Authoritarianism; Totalitarianism; Government and Canada;5: Branches of Government; Institutions of Government; The Executive; The Legislature; Legislative functions; The Judiciary; Constitutionality ruling; Judicial legal interpretation; Judicial dispute adjudication; The Bureaucracy; Presidential and Parliamentary Systems; Institutions of Government; Government inCanada; Canadian federalism; Canadian courts and the Constitution; The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and individual citizens; Canadian law; 6: Political Systems; Distributing Power within the State: To Centralize or Share?; Unitary Systems; Federal Systems; Canadian Federalism: An Evolving History; The division of powers; The evolution of Canadian federalism; Quebec and Canadian federalism; 7: Political Participation: Elections and Parties; Democracy and Voting;Types of Electoral Systems; Political Parties; Election Campaigns; Campaign Financing; Direct Democracy and the Referendum; Elections and Political Partiesin Canada; 8: Political Socialization and Culture; The Process of Political Participation; Political Culture; Political Socialization; Public Opinion; The Media and Politics; Civil Society and Non-governmental Organizations; The Participation of Private Actors in the Decision-Making Process; Interest Groups; Lobbying; Policy-communities; Corporatism; Canadian Political Culture and Socialization; 9: Politics in Developed States; What Are Developed States?; A History of the 'Developed World'; Post-Industrialization and Political Authority; Cases:; Canada; The United States; Japan; The European Union; 10: Politics in Developing States; What is Development?; A History of the 'Developing World'; Political and Social Development; Economic Development; The Link between Political and Economic Development; Population Growth; Post-Industrialization and Political Crisis; The Role of International Organizations; Debates about Development; China: The Politics of an Emerging Global Power; Chinese history: The heritage of imperialism and revolution;
- ISBN: 978-0-19-543162-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 408
- Fecha Publicación: 10/06/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés