Politics, Power, and Purpose: An Orientation to Political Science
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Jay Steinmetz, Fort Hays State University
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Publisher: Fort Hays State University
Language: English
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- I. Part I: What is Politics?
- Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Politics
- Chapter 2: Ideologies of the Individual
- Chapter 3: An Institutional View of Politics
- Chapter 4: How Public Law Structures Politics
- Chapter 5: Theories of Democracy
- II. Part II: Understanding the Discipline of Political Science
- Chapter 6: Political Theory
- Chapter 7: International Relations
- Chapter 8: Comparative Politics
- Chapter 9: American Politics and Public Policy/Administration
- Chapter 10: Methods
- Appendix
About the Book
This textbook is intended to orient students to the study of politics and the discipline of political science. By the end of this course, students will gain comprehensive understanding of political behavior, political institutions, and normative ideas of political theory.
About the Contributors
Author
Jay Steinmetz is an assistant professor of Political Science at Fort Hays State University specializing in political theory, American politics, and public law. His research lies at the intersection of law, culture, and political regulation. He is the author of Beyond Free Speech and Propaganda: The Political Development of Hollywood and Politics, Power, and Purpose: An Orientation to Political Science. He is currently working on a monograph detailing the cultural memory of Abraham Lincoln in the Progressive Era.
Dr. Steinmetz is the host of a program called Talking Democracy, produced by the Tiger Media Network in coordination with the American Democracy Project. As a policy fellow at the Docking Institute, Dr. Steinmetz is coordinator and host of the program The Kansas Legislature on Smoky Hills Public Television.