Political Science An Introduction 14th by Michael G. Roskin; Robert L. Cord; James A. Medeiros; Walter S. Jones
Print ISBN: 9780134402857, 0134402855
eText ISBN: 9780134404905, 0134404904
By: Michael G. Roskin; Robert L. Cord; James A. Medeiros; Walter S. Jones
Publisher: Pearson
Print ISBN: 9780134402857, 0134402855
eText ISBN: 9780134404905, 0134404904
Edition: 14th
Copyright year: 2017
For courses in Introduction to Political Science. Explore the Fundamentals of Political Science Political Science: An Introduction shows readers how the fundamental tenets of political science have helped important leaders make critical decisions for centuries. The authors present a balance of theoretical abstractions and applied reasoning to help readers understand how to make calm, rational choices when it comes to political manipulation. The Fourteenth Edition asks readers to explore the controversial topic of exported democracy, and whether certain countries are ready and equipped to apply our form of government. By examining issues such as the Iraq war and the difficulty of adapting our own democracy in the U.S., the text prompts readers to form their own opinions about democracy and political science. Geared toward those learning about the topic for the first time, the authors encourage readers to consider different paradigms, viewpoints, and theories when developing their own political views.
New To This Edition
Instructor input, the rapid march of events, and
the shift to digitalization brought some changes
to the fourteenth edition:
• The old Chapter 2, Theories, has been merged
into Chapter 1 to bring the total number of chapters
down to seventeen, to better fit a semester.
• Jonathan Williamson of Lycoming College
contributes to Chapter 1 with discussions of
political theory and how political science contrasts
with history and journalism.
• A new box in Chapter 3 explains Francis Fukuyama’s
three-step theory of the origins of
political order.
• The 2015 Charlie Hebdo murders in Paris illustrate
the problem of free speech as opposed to
hate speech in Chapter 4.
• Recent Hong Kong protests now start
Chapter 5, illustrating the struggle for
democracy. Also new: Opportunism and
corruption undermine Communist regimes.
• A new box in Chapter 6, “The Three Israels,”
shows how successive waves of immigrants
brought distinctive political cultures to Israel.
• Jonathan Williamson, a pollster himself, updates
Chapter 7 on public opinion.
• The rise of the Tea Party and super-PACs raises
questions about the relevance of U.S. parties
in Chapter 10.
• Nonwhite voters are increasingly important,
and realignments may evolve more slowly
than previously thought, explains Chapter 11.
• Incomprehensible, overlong legislation is now
highlighted in Chapter 12.
• Chapter 13 now includes Fukuyama’s thesis
that uncorrupt, merit-based bureaucracies are
the basis of good governance.
• Chapter 16 gives more emphasis to the mostly
unhappy results of the Arab Spring and to ISIS
and Islamic fundamentalism.
• Chapter 17 begins with the dangers of a new
Cold War we face with Russia and China.
As ever, I am open to all instructor comments,
including those on the number, coverage, and
ordering of chapters. Would, for example, a textbook
of fourteen chapters—one for each week of a
typical semester—be a better organization?
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