A New Handbook of Political Science

Available for the first time in paperback, the best-selling New Handbook of Political Science provides the definitive survey of new developments in the discipline. Forty-two of the world's most distinguished political scientists analyse progress over the past twenty years and assess this in the context of historical trends in the field. International in its scope, systematic in its coverage, A New Handbook of Political Science is the reference book for political scientists, and those tracking their work, into the next century.

This text is a survey of developments in politics compiled by 42 political scientists worldwide, analysing progress over the past 20 years and assessing this in the context of historical trends in the field.

This is an extraordinarily useful mapping of what has happened in the discipline in the last twenty years, since the classic 1975 Handbook was published ... Scholars are well advised to read this new, single-volume Handbook in its entirety. For this volume is not only a collection of brilliant contributions, but also a much needed cross-fertilizing endeavour

Autorentext
Robert Goodin is Professor of Philosophy (with special reference to political and moral philosophy) at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University in 1989. He is the Founding Editor of The Journal of Political Philosophy and General Editor of a series of books on `Theories of Institutional Design'.

Klappentext
With contributions by 42 of the best political scientists worldwide, A New Handbook of Political Science analyzes the progress made in political science over the past twenty years in the context of historical trends in the field. International in its scope and systematic in its coverage, this comprehensive volume will be an essential reference book for political scientists and those who track their work. It is the ideal companion for all who intend to follow political science into the next century.

Zusammenfassung
The New Handbook of Political Science is an authoritative survey of developments in the discipline compiled by 42 of the most famous political scientists worldwide, analysing progress over the past twenty years and assessing this in the context of historical trends in the field. Discussion of each of the main subdisciplines: political institutions political behaviour comparative politics international relations political theory public policy and administration political economy political methodology breaks down into four sections: an overview of the field analysis from two key perspectives in the field Old and new: an eminent scholar in the field assesses the new developments in the light of older traditions in the discipline International in its scope, systematic in its coverage, A New Handbook of Political Science will become the reference book for political scientists, and those tracking their work, into the next century. The New Handbook of Political Science is an authoritative survey of developments in the discipline compiled by 42 of the most famous political scientists worldwide, analysing progress over the past twenty years and assessing this in the context of historical trends in the field. `The New Handbook of Political Science is the most comprehensive and well-done effort to describe the state of political science extant. It contains much which will be required reading. I strongly recommend it'. Seymour Martin Lipset `The Handbook is a masterly and authoritative survey, comprehensive yet compact, by a stellar international cast of contributors...a most worthy successor to the old Greenstein-Polsby Handbook, published two decades ago'. Arend Lijphart `This is an extraordinarily useful mapping of what has happend in the discipline in the last twenty years, since the classic 1975 Handbook was published...Scholars are well advised to read this new, single-volume Handbook in its entirety. For this volume is not only a collection of brilliant contributions, but also a much needed cross-fertilizing endeavour'. Giovanni Sartori

Inhalt
Part I: The Discipline; Part II: Political Institutions; Part III: Political Behavior; Part IV: Comparative Politics; Part V: International Relations; Part VI: Political Theory; Part VII: Public Policy and Administration; BARBARA J. NELSON; RICHARD I. HOFFERBERT & DAVID LOUIS CINGRANELLI; GIANDOMENICO MAJONE; B. GUY PETERS & VINCENT WRIGHT; Part VIII: Political Economy; Part IX: Political Methodology

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