Designed with the student reader in mind, the books in this new series deal with specific subject areas within the social sciences. The entries are drawn from the authoritative Social Science Encyclopedia, and are written by international experts, including some of the foremost social scientists of the day from the major universities of Britain, Europe and North America. Available in the series: Key Topics of Study .Key Thinkers, Past and Present. Methods, Ethics and Models. Political Science and Political Theory. Social Problems and Mental Health.
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND POLITICAL THEORY The key issues, concepts and figures relevant to the study of political science and theory today are covered in this volume, and useful suggestions for further reading are included. In political science, topics range from the analysis of voting to decision-making; philosophical issues from anarchism through human rights to utopianism; and the biographies deal with major thinkers such as Arendt, Burke, Hobbes, Marx and Rousseau.