Heywood - Politics

POLITICS

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POLITICS

Fourth Edition

ANDREW HEYWOOD

Andrew Heywood 1997, 2002, 2007, 2013

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First edition 1997

Second edition 2002

Third edition 2007

Fourth edition 2013

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Heywood, Andrew.

Politics / Andrew Heywood. 4th ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-230-36338-0

1. Political science. I. Title.

JA66.H45 2013

Printed and bound in China

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For Mark and Robin

Preface to the Fourth Edition

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the study of politics. It is designed to be of use to students taking courses in any field of the discipline, as well as general readers with an interest in the subject.

The book has been substantially revised and restructured in its fourth edition to take account of changes in the ever-evolving field of politics, but especially those changes that have led to a growing interdependence between domestic, international and global political developments. Instead of, as in earlier editions, attempting to address the international dimension of politics substantially through a single chapter, the current edition acknowledges the declining relevance of the disciplinary divide between politics and international relations, and of the domestic/international divide, upon which it is based. There are, therefore, new chapters on issues such as political economy and globalization, multilevel politics, security, and global governance and world order. A new final chapter focuses on the increasingly pressing notion that politics is in crisis, and, in the process, draws together themes that have been addressed at various points in the book. The previous organization of the book into five central themes has also been dropped, thereby acknowledging the arbitrary nature of such divisions and the essentially holistic nature of political analysis. Nevertheless, the organization of the book does follow an unfolding logic, and this is explained in Using this book on pp. xviiixix. This fourth edition also contains several new features, whose chief purpose is to encourage readers to develop critical awareness as well as their own views. A Guide to the key features can be found on pp. xxxxi.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to John Greenaway, Wyn Grant, Chris Brown and Gerry Stoker, who commented on earlier editions, and to Jonathon Moses, who commented on the current draft. Their advice and criticism, and that of the publishers many other reviewers, have been both constructive and insightful, and undoubtedly improved the book at a number of points. Discussions with colleagues and friends, particularly Karon and Doug Woodward, also helped to sharpen the ideas and arguments developed here. My publisher, Steven Kennedy, was closely involved in planning this fourth edition, while Helen Caunce showed just the right balance of support, encouragement and patience in overseeing the project on behalf of Palgrave Macmillan. Thanks should also go to Keith Povey and Ian Wileman for their contribution to the production process. My most heartfelt thanks, however, go, as ever, to my wife Jean. Not only did she take sole responsibility for the preparation of the type-script of this book, but she also offered advice on both style and content, which was especially useful when I was in danger of lapsing into incoherence.

Using This Book

Politics is, by its nature, an overlapping and interlocking field. The material encountered in this book therefore stubbornly resists compartmentalization, which is why, throughout, there is regular cross-referencing to related discussions that occur in other chapters and particularly to relevant boxed material found elsewhere. Nevertheless, the book develops by considering what can be thought of as a series of broad issues or themes.

The first group of chapters is designed to provide a background understanding for the study of politics by considering a range of key conceptual and theoretical issues.

reflects on the nature of politics, provides an introduction to contrasting approaches to political analysis and considers how and why globalizing tendencies have reshaped our understanding of the subject.