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Exploring Politics
A Concise Introduction

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Politics (General)

November 2022 | 368 pages | CQ Press
Exploring Politics: A Concise Introduction addresses the challenges of teaching and learning introductory concepts in political science. Its concise, accessible writing style brings a no-frills approach to the curriculum, allowing instructors to pepper in activities, current events, and their own lectures where they want while leaning on the text for foundational material required in the course. The book is organized topically to reflect how politics spreads from the individual and group level, to the national, and eventually the international level, taking the emphasis off the typically American-focused course of yesterday and building up informed national and global citizens.

Gaspare M. Genna and Taeko Hiroi provide students with brief content modules broken up by critical thinking questions, class exercises, and activities, moving students beyond memorization and into the realm of application and discovery. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package in SAGE Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that instructors and students actually love.

 
Part I: Fundamentals
 
Chapter 1: Analyzing Politics
 
Chapter 2: Studying Politics
 
Part II. Political Values and Behaviors
 
Chapter 3: Political Ideologies and Political Thoughts
 
Chapter 4: The Cultural Dimension of Politics
 
Chapter 5: Trust, Identity and Political Behavior
 
Chapter 6: States, Nations, and Varieties of Political Regimes
 
Chapter 7: Interests, Policy, and Public Goods
 
Chapter 8: Institutions of Government
 
Chapter 9: Elections and Political Parties
 
Chapter 10: Economic Development and Policy
 
Chapter 11: Democratization
 
Chapter 12: International Peace and Conflict
 
Chapter 13: Our Globalizing World

Supplements

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