Table of Contents

Section One Introduction: politics and political science; power, legitimacy and authority; the state; political regimes; problems of democratic government. Section Two Comparative institutions: the comparative approach; constitutions; parliaments; governments; political parties. Section Three Political ideologies: the concept of ideology; liberalism; socialism; conservation; fascism. Section Four Public administration: public administration and public sector management; organization theory and bureaucracy; personnel management and informal organization; decentralization - devolution and deconcentration; administrative law. Section Four International relations: approaches to its study; structure of the interstate system; foreign policy analysis; way and international security; international society.

About the Author

Richard A Chapman is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Durham.