Politics: The Basics

This highly successful introduction to the world of politics has been fully revised and updated in collaboration with a new co-author, Nigel Jackson. It is designed for potential and first year undergraduates and the general reader to explain the key areas in Politics and explain all its basic ideas and terms. New to this edition: comparison of quantitative and qualitative methods more international examples greater discussion of non-Western concepts of politics the problem of voter apathy and lack of trust in politicians more discussion of the 'War on Terrorism' extended analysis of the role of the Internet in politics including blogs, search engine censorship and e-democracy analysis of further key concepts such as genocide and policy networks more links to Web pages including case studies, further questions to explore, and additional learning activities.Tansey, Stephen D. is the author of 'Politics: The Basics', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415422444 and ISBN 0415422442.