Understanding Principles of Politics and the StateOriginally published under the title, Principles of Politics, this completely revised and updated work is a study of applied political theory using current political society and politics as its backdrop. Politics are based on fundamental theoretical and practical principles that dictate the nature, authority, origin, and purpose of the state. These organizing principles can be found by considering the goals, purposes, and values of ordinary life as well as the depictions of the political world from ancient philosophers and contemporary political scientists. With detailed explanations and examples, Understanding Principles of Politics and the State examines the political world of democracy; political theory; the discipline of political science; and the multiple aspects of governing, from principles of operation to forms of government. The book also includes a brief case study of the Philippines that illuminates the consideration of constitutionalism; citizenship and rights; the relation of religion and politics, and church and state; and the importance of the fixed principles of politics in today's ever-changing world. |
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Page xi
... reality instead of the other way around . It is upside down to expect the political world to fit neat scientific requirements of academic categories and concepts . In addition those who study the political world must contend with the ...
... reality instead of the other way around . It is upside down to expect the political world to fit neat scientific requirements of academic categories and concepts . In addition those who study the political world must contend with the ...
Page 23
... reality of popu- lar participation and selection . In that reality the essence of democracy is , in the classical phrase , " the public ruling in turns . " Any manipulation of the selection process , by wealth or any form of corruption ...
... reality of popu- lar participation and selection . In that reality the essence of democracy is , in the classical phrase , " the public ruling in turns . " Any manipulation of the selection process , by wealth or any form of corruption ...
Page 182
... reality was that efforts of workers to organize were viewed as a conspiracy against the state and the reigning ideology . The impact of reality on theory is an issue , indeed , in all constitutions . The very lofty provisions of any ...
... reality was that efforts of workers to organize were viewed as a conspiracy against the state and the reigning ideology . The impact of reality on theory is an issue , indeed , in all constitutions . The very lofty provisions of any ...
Contents
Three Views | 1 |
The Political System | 27 |
Scope And Methods | 39 |
Copyright | |
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