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Table of contents
Politics: Power, Institutions, and Collective Choice
A rigorous undergraduate path from foundational concepts to confident political analysis
Read each section in order. Every title can be opened as a TheoryTrace document.
- Cover1
- Copyright2
- How to read this book3
- Introduction4
- Chapter 1: What Politics Is5
- Chapter 2: Power, Authority, and Legitimacy6
- Chapter 3: The State and Sovereignty7
- Chapter 4: Political Order and Political Development8
- Chapter 5: Political Ideas and Ideologies9
- Chapter 6: Justice, Rights, and the Common Good10
- Chapter 7: Constitutions and the Rule of Law11
- Chapter 8: Democracy and Representation12
- Chapter 9: Authoritarianism and Hybrid Regimes13
- Chapter 10: Political Institutions14
- Chapter 11: Elections and Electoral Systems15
- Chapter 12: Parties and Party Systems16
- Chapter 13: Voters, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior17
- Chapter 14: Interest Groups, Social Movements, and Civil Society18
- Chapter 15: Media, Information, and Political Communication19
- Chapter 16: Public Policy and Governance20
- Chapter 17: Political Economy21
- Chapter 18: Identity, Cleavages, and Conflict22
- Chapter 19: Violence, Revolution, and Civil War23
- Chapter 20: International Politics24
- Chapter 21: Comparative Politics in Practice25
- Chapter 22: Research Methods for Political Analysis26
- Chapter 23: Contemporary Challenges to Politics27
- Chapter 24: Thinking Politically28
- Conclusion29