A New Handbook of Political Science - Hardcover

Goodin, Robert E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198280157 ISBN 13: 9780198280156

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

Synopsis

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. This book is intended for university students in political science, from second year undergraduate to postgraduate. Academics lecturing in political science, sociology, law, economics, and philosophy.

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"In coverage of the discipline, historical depth, and international perspective this constitutes an exceptionally comprehensive survey of political science....A definitive reference work in the field."--Choice "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 "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 "An extraordinarily useful mapping of what has happened in the discipline in the last twenty years....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 "In coverage of the discipline, historical depth, and international perspective this constitutes an exceptionally comprehensive survey of political science....A definitive reference work in the field."--Choice "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 "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 "An extraordinarily useful mapping of what has happened in the discipline in the last twenty years....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 "In coverage of the discipline, historical depth, and international perspective this constitutes an exceptionally comprehensive survey of political science....A definitive reference work in the field."--Choice "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 "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 "An extraordinarily useful mapping of what has happened in the discipline in the last twenty years....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 "In coverage of the discipline, historical depth, and international perspective this constitutes an exceptionally comprehensive survey of political science....A definitive reference work in the field."--Choice "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 "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 "An extraordinarily useful mapping of what has happened in the discipline in the last twenty years....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

About the Author

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'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198280157
• ISBN 13: 9780198280156
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 862