Understanding the Political World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science - Softcover

Danziger, James N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321216105 ISBN 13: 9780321216106

Publisher: Pearson, 2004

Synopsis

This highly readable explanation of how political science helps us understand the contemporary world offers a rich, comparative perspective that illuminates how politics works at the individual, group, national, and global levels. With an engaging writing style and many intriguing examples from every part of the world, concepts are made more vivid and memorable and readers come away with a solid understanding of how politics works across the world.

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Review

“Danziger has written the perfect book for an introduction to political science. Presenting a full range of domestic and international issues plus detailed scenarios that make students think critically, he balances the academic approach to political science with the practical need to be fluent in real world politics.”–Krista Wiegand, Georgia Southern University

About the Author

James N. Danziger is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, where he also has served as Chair of the Department of Political Science, campus-wide Dean of Undergraduate Education, Chair of the Academic Senate, and Associate Director of the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations. He is recipient of many honors and awards, including a Marshall Scholarship (to Great Britain), a Foreign Area Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, Phi Beta Kappa, and an IBM Faculty Award. He received the first UC Irvine Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award for Teaching in 1987 and the UC Irvine Distinguished Service Award in 1997. His Ph.D. is from Stanford University, and he has held visiting appointments at the universities of Aarhus (Denmark), Pittsburgh, and Virginia. His research has received awards from the American Political Science Association and the American Society for Public Administration. He has published extensively, particularly on information technology and politics, and he is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Electronic Government Research. He has also been an active participant in local politics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0321216105
• ISBN 13: 9780321216106
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 544