Encyclopedia of Government and Politics - Vol. 1

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Publishing Staff vi
• Contents vii
• Preface xxx
• Part I - Introduction 3
• 1 - The Science of Politics and the Politics of Science 5
• Part II - Political Theory: Central Concepts 41
• 2 - Conceptions of the State 43
• Further Reading 55
• 3 - Conceptions of Power 56
• 4 - Conceptions of Law 70
• 5 - Conceptions of Justice 80
• 6 - Conceptions of Human Nature 103
• 7 - Conceptions of Legitimacy 116
• Part III - Contemporary Ideologies 127
• 8 - Liberalism 129
• 9 - Conservatism 139
• 10 - Marxism 155
• 11 - Fascism 167
• Further Reading 178
• 12 - Fundamentalism 179
• Part IV - Contemporary Political Systems 193
• 13 - Liberal Democracies 195
• 14 - Communist and Post-Communist Systems 215
• 15 - Contemporary Authoritarian Regimes 229
• 16 - Military Dictatorships 247
• Part V - Political Institutions 265
• 17 - Executives 267
• 18 - Legislatures 279
• 19 - Courts 293
• 20 - Bureaucracies 304
• Further Reading 315
• 21 - Intergovernmental Relations: Unitary Systems 316
• 22 - Intergovernmental Relations: Federal Systems 336
• Part VI - Political Forces and Political Processes 353
• 23 - Personality and Politics 355
• Bibliography 373
• 24 - Interest Groups 377
• 25 - Political Parties 393
• 26 - Campaigns and Elections 413
• 27 - Political Participation and Voting Behaviour 428
• 28 - Political Socialization 443
• 29 - Political Communication 471
• References 485
• 30 - Recruitment of Elites 486
• Part VII - Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces in the Nation-State 505
• 31 - Political Cultures 507
• Further Reading 519
• 32 - Religion and Politics 521
• 33 - Race and Politics 534
• Further Reading 554
• 34 - Class and Politics 555
• 35 - Ethnicity and Politics 568
• References 584
• 36 - Language and Politics 587
• 37 - Gender and Politics 603
• Further Reading 614
• 38 - Development 616

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