Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is politics? -- Political ideas and ideologies -- Politics and the state -- Democracy and legitmacy-- Regimes and political systems -- Nations and nationalism -- Political economy and globalization -- Politics, society and identity -- Political culture and the media -- Representation, elections and voting -- Parties and party systems -- Groups, interests and movements -- Constitutions, law and judges -- Political executives and leadership -- Assemblies -- Public policy and the bureaucracy -- Multilevel politics -- Security: domestic and international -- World order and global governance -- Is politics broken?

"The sixth edition of this seminal textbook introduces the discipline's foundational theories and their relevance to key subfields, including elections, security and global governance. It covers global developments resulting from Covid-19, the continued rise of China, the impact of digital technologies and the conservative backlash against liberal values. Critical feature boxes, contemporary politics in action case studies and extensive online resources enable students to critically engage with controversial issues and to apply relevant concepts in their assignments. Written to correspond to the standard structure of degree-level modules, this remains the go-to text for undergraduate introductory and comparative politics courses"-- Provided by publisher.