Politics

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 will help you to understand the discipline's foundational concepts and theories and use these to make sense of its key subfields, from elections, parties and voting to security and global governance Systematically revised and updated throughout, it also uses a range of tried-and-tested learning features-including Key Thinker profiles and Debating boxes-in order to draw links between different standpoints and make contemporary institutions, events and developments come to life.
Key features: Comprehensive coverage, from political theory and key aspects of government to political economy and international relations, Restructured and updated 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 the Trump presidency, Brexit and 'fake news' and Accompanied by a brand new website, featuring a flashcard glossary, additional cases, interactive simulations and weblinks for students; and PowerPoint slides, a test bank and a guide to using the book for lecturers. Drawing on a wide range of international examples, this text is the ideal choice for students and lecturers across the globe. Carefully 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. It can also be used as pre-course reading or as a point of reference throughout politics degrees, majors or minors.