Key concepts in politics /
Heywood Andrew
Key concepts in politics / created by Andrew Heywood - xi, 281 pages; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Uses and Abuses of Political Concepts
1 (12)
Introduction
3 (1)
What is a concept?
4 (1)
Normative and descriptive concepts
5 (1)
Contested concepts
6 (1)
Words and things
7 (1)
How to use this book
8 (5)
Further reading
10 (3)
Basic Concepts
13 (30)
Authority
15 (2)
Civil society
17 (1)
Consensus
18 (1)
Government/Governance
19 (2)
Human nature
21 (1)
Ideology
22 (2)
Law
24 (3)
Left/Right
27 (2)
Legitimacy
29 (1)
Order
30 (1)
Policy
31 (2)
Politics
33 (2)
Power
35 (2)
Sovereignty
37 (2)
State
39 (4)
Further reading
42 (1)
Ideologies
43 (40)
Anarchism
45 (2)
Christian democracy
47 (1)
Communism
48 (3)
Communitarianism
51 (1)
Conservatism
52 (3)
Ecologism
55 (1)
Fascism
56 (2)
Feminism
58 (2)
Liberalism
60 (2)
Libertarianism
62 (1)
Marxism
63 (2)
Nazism
65 (2)
New Left
67 (1)
New Right
68 (2)
Racialism/Racism
70 (1)
Religious fundamentalism
71 (2)
Social democracy
73 (2)
Socialism
75 (3)
Third way
78 (1)
Toryism
79 (4)
Further reading
80 (3)
Approaches
83 (32)
Behaviouralism
85 (1)
Dialectic
86 (1)
Discourse
87 (1)
Empiricism
88 (1)
Functionalism
89 (1)
Historical materialism
90 (1)
Idealism
91 (2)
Institutionalism
93 (1)
Political philosophy
94 (2)
Political science
96 (2)
Political theory
98 (2)
Positivism
100 (1)
Postmodernism
101 (1)
Rational choice
102 (2)
Rationalism
104 (1)
Realism
105 (2)
Systems theory
107 (2)
Utilitarianism
109 (1)
Utopianism
110 (5)
Further reading
112 (3)
Values
115 (40)
Accountability
117 (1)
Autonomy
118 (1)
Citizenship
119 (1)
Civil liberty
120 (1)
Collectivism
121 (1)
Community
122 (1)
Consent
123 (1)
Constitutionalism
124 (1)
Democracy
125 (3)
Equality
128 (1)
Freedom
129 (2)
Human rights
131 (2)
Individualism
133 (1)
Justice
134 (2)
Leadership
136 (2)
Meritocracy
138 (1)
Neutrality
139 (1)
Obligation
140 (1)
Property
141 (2)
Representation
143 (2)
Responsibility
145 (2)
Rights
147 (2)
Toleration
149 (1)
Tradition
150 (1)
Welfare
151 (4)
Further reading
153 (2)
Systems
155 (32)
Absolutism
157 (1)
Authoritarianism
158 (1)
Capitalism
159 (3)
Collectivisation
162 (1)
Consociationalism
162 (2)
Corporatism
164 (2)
Dictatorship
166 (1)
Elitism
167 (2)
Liberal democracy
169 (1)
Militarism
170 (2)
Parliamentary government
172 (2)
Patriarchy
174 (1)
Pluralism
175 (3)
Populism
178 (1)
Presidential government
179 (2)
Republicanism
181 (1)
Revolution
182 (2)
Totalitarianism
184 (3)
Further reading
185 (2)
Structures
187 (48)
Bicameralism
189 (1)
Bill of rights
190 (1)
Bureaucracy
191 (2)
Cabinet
193 (1)
Coalition
194 (1)
Committee
195 (1)
Constitution
196 (3)
Election
199 (2)
Executive
201 (3)
Gender
204 (1)
Hegemony
205 (1)
Judiciary
206 (2)
Mandate
208 (1)
Market
209 (1)
Mass media
210 (1)
Monarchy
211 (2)
Opposition
213 (1)
Parliament
214 (2)
Political culture
216 (2)
Political party
218 (2)
President
220 (2)
Pressure group
222 (2)
Prime minister
224 (2)
Race/Ethnicity
226 (1)
Referendum
227 (2)
Separation of powers
229 (1)
Social class
230 (2)
Social movement
232 (3)
Further reading
234 (1)
Levels
235 (27)
Centralisation/Decentralisation
237 (1)
Devolution
238 (2)
Federalism
240 (3)
Globalisation
243 (2)
Imperialism
245 (1)
Intergovernmentalism
246 (2)
Internationalism
248 (1)
Local government
249 (2)
Nation
251 (1)
Nation-state
252 (2)
Nationalism
254 (2)
Patriotism
256 (1)
Regionalism
257 (1)
Subsidiarity
258 (1)
Supranationalism
259 (3)
Further reading
261 (1)
Glossary of Key Political Thinkers 262 (7)
Bibliography 269 (7)
Index 276
This is an accessible and comprehensive guide to the major concepts encountered in political analysis. Each is defined clearly and fully, and its significance for political argument and practice is explored
0333770951 0312233817
Political science
JA66 HEY
Key concepts in politics / created by Andrew Heywood - xi, 281 pages; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Uses and Abuses of Political Concepts
1 (12)
Introduction
3 (1)
What is a concept?
4 (1)
Normative and descriptive concepts
5 (1)
Contested concepts
6 (1)
Words and things
7 (1)
How to use this book
8 (5)
Further reading
10 (3)
Basic Concepts
13 (30)
Authority
15 (2)
Civil society
17 (1)
Consensus
18 (1)
Government/Governance
19 (2)
Human nature
21 (1)
Ideology
22 (2)
Law
24 (3)
Left/Right
27 (2)
Legitimacy
29 (1)
Order
30 (1)
Policy
31 (2)
Politics
33 (2)
Power
35 (2)
Sovereignty
37 (2)
State
39 (4)
Further reading
42 (1)
Ideologies
43 (40)
Anarchism
45 (2)
Christian democracy
47 (1)
Communism
48 (3)
Communitarianism
51 (1)
Conservatism
52 (3)
Ecologism
55 (1)
Fascism
56 (2)
Feminism
58 (2)
Liberalism
60 (2)
Libertarianism
62 (1)
Marxism
63 (2)
Nazism
65 (2)
New Left
67 (1)
New Right
68 (2)
Racialism/Racism
70 (1)
Religious fundamentalism
71 (2)
Social democracy
73 (2)
Socialism
75 (3)
Third way
78 (1)
Toryism
79 (4)
Further reading
80 (3)
Approaches
83 (32)
Behaviouralism
85 (1)
Dialectic
86 (1)
Discourse
87 (1)
Empiricism
88 (1)
Functionalism
89 (1)
Historical materialism
90 (1)
Idealism
91 (2)
Institutionalism
93 (1)
Political philosophy
94 (2)
Political science
96 (2)
Political theory
98 (2)
Positivism
100 (1)
Postmodernism
101 (1)
Rational choice
102 (2)
Rationalism
104 (1)
Realism
105 (2)
Systems theory
107 (2)
Utilitarianism
109 (1)
Utopianism
110 (5)
Further reading
112 (3)
Values
115 (40)
Accountability
117 (1)
Autonomy
118 (1)
Citizenship
119 (1)
Civil liberty
120 (1)
Collectivism
121 (1)
Community
122 (1)
Consent
123 (1)
Constitutionalism
124 (1)
Democracy
125 (3)
Equality
128 (1)
Freedom
129 (2)
Human rights
131 (2)
Individualism
133 (1)
Justice
134 (2)
Leadership
136 (2)
Meritocracy
138 (1)
Neutrality
139 (1)
Obligation
140 (1)
Property
141 (2)
Representation
143 (2)
Responsibility
145 (2)
Rights
147 (2)
Toleration
149 (1)
Tradition
150 (1)
Welfare
151 (4)
Further reading
153 (2)
Systems
155 (32)
Absolutism
157 (1)
Authoritarianism
158 (1)
Capitalism
159 (3)
Collectivisation
162 (1)
Consociationalism
162 (2)
Corporatism
164 (2)
Dictatorship
166 (1)
Elitism
167 (2)
Liberal democracy
169 (1)
Militarism
170 (2)
Parliamentary government
172 (2)
Patriarchy
174 (1)
Pluralism
175 (3)
Populism
178 (1)
Presidential government
179 (2)
Republicanism
181 (1)
Revolution
182 (2)
Totalitarianism
184 (3)
Further reading
185 (2)
Structures
187 (48)
Bicameralism
189 (1)
Bill of rights
190 (1)
Bureaucracy
191 (2)
Cabinet
193 (1)
Coalition
194 (1)
Committee
195 (1)
Constitution
196 (3)
Election
199 (2)
Executive
201 (3)
Gender
204 (1)
Hegemony
205 (1)
Judiciary
206 (2)
Mandate
208 (1)
Market
209 (1)
Mass media
210 (1)
Monarchy
211 (2)
Opposition
213 (1)
Parliament
214 (2)
Political culture
216 (2)
Political party
218 (2)
President
220 (2)
Pressure group
222 (2)
Prime minister
224 (2)
Race/Ethnicity
226 (1)
Referendum
227 (2)
Separation of powers
229 (1)
Social class
230 (2)
Social movement
232 (3)
Further reading
234 (1)
Levels
235 (27)
Centralisation/Decentralisation
237 (1)
Devolution
238 (2)
Federalism
240 (3)
Globalisation
243 (2)
Imperialism
245 (1)
Intergovernmentalism
246 (2)
Internationalism
248 (1)
Local government
249 (2)
Nation
251 (1)
Nation-state
252 (2)
Nationalism
254 (2)
Patriotism
256 (1)
Regionalism
257 (1)
Subsidiarity
258 (1)
Supranationalism
259 (3)
Further reading
261 (1)
Glossary of Key Political Thinkers 262 (7)
Bibliography 269 (7)
Index 276
This is an accessible and comprehensive guide to the major concepts encountered in political analysis. Each is defined clearly and fully, and its significance for political argument and practice is explored
0333770951 0312233817
Political science
JA66 HEY