The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science
"[This is] a textbook that offers students a good introduction to the science of politics while emphasizing the moral, empirical, and prudential dimensions of politics."
 —Prosper Bernard, Jr., College of Staten Island  

The Seventh Edition of The Challenge of Politics by Douglas W. Simon and Joseph Romance balances classic political theory with contemporary politics to help students understand the fundamental questions of political science. The authors relate insights of classic political thinkers both to their modern counterparts and to the political dynamics of American, comparative, and international affairs. With its theme of politics as a scientific study, this book allows students to explore the impact of philosophy and ideology, to recognize major forms of government, to evaluate empirical findings, and to understand how policy issues directly affect people’s lives.
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The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science
"[This is] a textbook that offers students a good introduction to the science of politics while emphasizing the moral, empirical, and prudential dimensions of politics."
 —Prosper Bernard, Jr., College of Staten Island  

The Seventh Edition of The Challenge of Politics by Douglas W. Simon and Joseph Romance balances classic political theory with contemporary politics to help students understand the fundamental questions of political science. The authors relate insights of classic political thinkers both to their modern counterparts and to the political dynamics of American, comparative, and international affairs. With its theme of politics as a scientific study, this book allows students to explore the impact of philosophy and ideology, to recognize major forms of government, to evaluate empirical findings, and to understand how policy issues directly affect people’s lives.
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The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science

The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science

The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science

The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science

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"[This is] a textbook that offers students a good introduction to the science of politics while emphasizing the moral, empirical, and prudential dimensions of politics."
 —Prosper Bernard, Jr., College of Staten Island  

The Seventh Edition of The Challenge of Politics by Douglas W. Simon and Joseph Romance balances classic political theory with contemporary politics to help students understand the fundamental questions of political science. The authors relate insights of classic political thinkers both to their modern counterparts and to the political dynamics of American, comparative, and international affairs. With its theme of politics as a scientific study, this book allows students to explore the impact of philosophy and ideology, to recognize major forms of government, to evaluate empirical findings, and to understand how policy issues directly affect people’s lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781071835418
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication date: 01/07/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 520
Sales rank: 183,586
File size: 33 MB
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About the Author

Douglas W. Simon is emeritus professor of political science at Drew University, where he specialized in international affairs, U.S. foreign policy, international organization, and national security. After receiving a BA from Willamette University, he served as an officer in U.S. air force intelligence, including a tour in Vietnam. Following his military service he earned a PhD at the University of Oregon. After arriving at Drew, he directed the university’s Semester on the United Nations for fifteen years, served as convener of Drew’s Masters in International Affairs Program, and later was department chair. In addition to The Challenge of Politics, he is coauthor of New Thinking and Developments in International Politics: Opportunities and Dangers and has contributed to such publications as the Harvard Journal of World Affairs, East Asian Survey, Comparative Political Studies, International Studies Notes, Teaching Political Science, and Society.


Joseph Romance is associate professor of political science at Fort Hays State University, teaching in the fields of American politics and political theory. He received a BA from the College of William and Mary and a PhD from Rutgers University. He is coauthor, with Theodore Lowi and Gerald Pomper, of A Republic of Parties: Debating the Two Party System; coauthor of and contributor to Democracy and Excellence: Conflict or Concord?; and coeditor of Democracy’s Literature. His articles and reviews have appeared in a number of journals, including American Review of Politics, The Responsive Community, Perspectives on Political Science, and Newsday. He has also contributed pieces to a number of edited volumes, including Progressive Politics in the Global Age and Friends and Citizens. He currently is working on a book about political foundings.

Table of Contents

PART I • RULES OF THE GAME
CHAPTER 1 • Games Politicians Play
CHAPTER 2 • Politics and Choice
CHAPTER 3 • Political Science: Components, Tasks, and Controversies
CHAPTER 4 • The Physical, Social, and Cultural Environment of Politics
PART II • POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND IDEOLOGY
CHAPTER 5 • The Quest for the Good Political Life
CHAPTER 6 • Liberal Democracy
CHAPTER 7 • Democratic Socialism and Communism: Ideologies of the Left
PART III • AMERICAN, COMPARATIVE, AND WORLD POLITICS
CHAPTER 8 • Key Dilemmas: Political Form, Culture, and Values
CHAPTER 9 • American Politics and Government
CHAPTER 10 • Comparative Politics
CHAPTER 11 • International Politics and the Global Community
PART IV • POLITICAL JUDGMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY
CHAPTER 12 • War and Peace in the Modern Age
CHAPTER 13 • The Battle on Behalf of Human Rights
CHAPTER 14 • The Struggle for Economic Well-Being
CHAPTER 15 • The Imperative of Ecological Health
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