Understanding principles of politics and the state / John J. Schrems.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Physical Description:

xiii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

New Rev. edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2011.

Summary:

This revised and updated work is a study in applied political theory. It uses current political society and politics as its backdrop and shows that the nature, authority, origin, and purpose of the state are dictated by fundamental theoretical and practical principles linked to goals and values of ordinary life.

This book explains:

History is about the past; politics, the future!

Democracy's "myth" is undone

What political scientists do

Contrasting views on state purpose, authority, limits

Sketches of "ideologies"

Structured explanation of justice

"Subsidiarity," easily grasped in federalism, explains rights, property ownership groups, the role of religion, and "world government"

Ancient constitutionalism blended with modem life

Case study (the Philippines) showing the challenge of constitutional adaptability

The "review function" that favors presidential government

Principles with change Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 1

Chapter 2 Political System 25

Chapter 3 Political Science: Scope and Methods 37

Chapter 4 Nature of the State 57

Chapter 5 Political Authority/Sovereignty 71

Chapter 6 Origin/Control of the State 81

Chapter 7 Purpose of the State 95

Chapter 8 Ideologies 105

Chapter 9 Subsidiarity and Justice 113

Chapter 10 Individual and the State: A Focus on Rights 125

Chapter 11 The State and Groups 147

Chapter 12 Constitutionalism 175

Chapter 13 Forms of Government: Geographic Distribution of Power 203

Chapter 14 Forms of Government: Functional Distribution of Power 221

Chapter 15 Political Change 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-257) and index.

ISBN:

9780761854654

0761854657

OCLC:

760030785