Leftwich What is Politics?

The Activity and its Study
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7456-9852-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

What is politics? Is it a universal feature of all human societies,past and present? Is it tied to specific institutional arenas? Oris it found in all groups and organizations, large or small, formalor informal?
This new textbook seeks to provide answers to these importantquestions. Starting with what it means to 'thinkpolitically', the book goes on to explore a wide range ofmeanings attributed to the concept of politics from a variety ofperspectives and theoretical traditions. It offers succinct andcoherent overviews by some of the foremost scholars in the field,and each invites the reader to see the activity of politics in adistinctive way. Topics covered include politics as a form of rule,feminist approaches to politics, Marxism and politics, the politicsof human behaviour, environmental politics, politics as collectivechoice, and Islam and politics.
Written with the new student in mind, this concise introductionto the study and activity of politics is essential reading for allthose coming to the discipline for the first time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leftwich, Adrian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: Adrian Leftwich vii
The Contributors xi
1 Thinking Politically: On the politics of Politics 1
Adrian Leftwich
2 Politics is About Governing 23
B. Guy Peters
3 Politics and the Exercise of Force 41
Peter P. Nicholson
4 Marxism and Politics 53
Alex Callinicos
5 Politics as a Form of Rule: Politics, Citizenship and Democracy 67
Bernard Crick
6 Politics as Collective Choice 86
Albert Weale
7 The Political Approach to Human Behavior: People, Resources and Power 100
Adrian Leftwich
8 Politics Beyond Boundaries: A Feminist Perspective 119
Judith Squires
9 Political Philosophy and Politics 135
Adam Shift
10 Is there an Islamic Conception of Politics? 147
Salwa Ismail
11 Politics as Distorted Global Politics 166
Anthony McGrew
12 Politics as if Nature Mattered 182
Neil Carter
Index 196

Über Autor(innen)

Adrian Leftwich is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York.