The Science of Politics
Josep M. Colomer
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Description for The Science of Politics
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 192 x 14. Weight in Grams: 552.
A broad, accessible, and rigorous overview of politics, The Science of Politics: An Introduction introduces students to the most substantive and important issues in the field. Josep M. Colomer takes a unique approach to the study of politics, addressing it from two points of departure: as a fundamental human activity to pursue the common interests of the members of a community (i.e., the "public good") and as the subject of systematic and reliable knowledge (i.e., science). This method helps to bridge a persistent gap between developments in research and actual teaching in the discipline. It provides students with ... Read more
A broad, accessible, and rigorous overview of politics, The Science of Politics: An Introduction introduces students to the most substantive and important issues in the field. Josep M. Colomer takes a unique approach to the study of politics, addressing it from two points of departure: as a fundamental human activity to pursue the common interests of the members of a community (i.e., the "public good") and as the subject of systematic and reliable knowledge (i.e., science). This method helps to bridge a persistent gap between developments in research and actual teaching in the discipline. It provides students with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195397741
SKU
V9780195397741
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About Josep M. Colomer
Josep M. Colomer is a life member of the American Political Science Association and an elected member of the Academia Europaea. He has taught political science in New York, Washington, and Mexico and is currently a Research Professor at the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) in Barcelona. He is the author of more than thirty books, which have been ... Read more
Reviews for The Science of Politics
"I don't think that anyone has tried to write something like this before. If one wants to give an overview of political science, then this is about the only book there is!"
James A. Robinson, Harvard University "At long last, a text that puts science back into political science; at the same time, it is not an 'American government and politics' ... Read more
James A. Robinson, Harvard University "At long last, a text that puts science back into political science; at the same time, it is not an 'American government and politics' ... Read more