Key concepts in politics / Andrew Heywood.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Uses and Abuses of Political Concepts 1 -- What is a concept? 4 -- Normative and descriptive concepts 5 -- Contested concepts 6 -- Authority 15 -- Civil society 17 -- Consensus 18 -- Government/Governance 19 -- Human nature 21 -- Ideology 22 -- Law 24 -- Left/Right 27 -- Legitimacy 29 -- Order 30 -- Policy 31 -- Politics 33 -- Power 35 -- Sovereignty 37 -- State 39 -- 3 Ideologies 43 -- Anarchism 45 -- Christian democracy 47 -- Communism 48 -- Communitarianism 51 -- Conservatism 52 -- Ecologism 55 -- Fascism 56 -- Feminism 58 -- Liberalism 60 -- Libertarianism 62 -- Marxism 63 -- Nazism 65 -- New Left 67 -- New Right 68 -- Racialism/Racism 70 -- Religious fundamentalism 71 -- Social democracy 73 -- Socialism 75 -- Third way 78 -- Toryism 79 -- 4 Approaches 83 -- Behaviouralism 85 -- Dialectic 86 -- Discourse 87 -- Empiricism 88 -- Functionalism 89 -- Historical materialism 90 -- Idealism 91 -- Institutionalism 93 -- Political philosophy 94 -- Political science 96 -- Political theory 98 -- Positivism 100 -- Postmodernism 101 -- Rational choice 102 -- Rationalism 104 -- Realism 105 -- Systems theory 107 -- Utilitarianism 109 -- Utopianism 110 -- 5 Values 115 -- Accountability 117 -- Autonomy 118 -- Citizenship 119 -- Civil liberty 120 -- Collectivism 121 -- Community 122 -- Consent 123 -- Constitutionalism 124 -- Democracy 125 -- Equality 128 -- Freedom 129 -- Human rights 131 -- Individualism 133 -- Justice 134 -- Leadership 136 -- Meritocracy 138 -- Neutrality 139 -- Obligation 140 -- Property 141 -- Representation 143 -- Responsibility 145 -- Rights 147 -- Toleration 149 -- Tradition 150 -- Welfare 151 -- 6 Systems 155 -- Absolutism 157 -- Authoritarianism 158 -- Capitalism 159 -- Collectivisation 162 -- Consociationalism 162 -- Corporatism 164 -- Dictatorship 166 -- Elitism 167 -- Liberal democracy 169 -- Militarism 170 -- Parliamentary government 172 -- Patriarchy 174 -- Pluralism 175 -- Populism 178 -- Presidential government 179 -- Republicanism 181 -- Revolution 182 -- Totalitarianism 184 -- 7 Structures 187 -- Bicameralism 189 -- Bill of rights 190 -- Bureaucracy 191 -- Cabinet 193 -- Coalition 194 -- Committee 195 -- Constitution 196 -- Election 199 -- Executive 201 -- Gender 204 -- Hegemony 205 -- Judiciary 206 -- Mandate 208 -- Market 209 -- Mass media 210 -- Monarchy 211 -- Opposition 213 -- Parliament 214 -- Political culture 216 -- Political party 218 -- President 220 -- Pressure group 222 -- Prime minister 224 -- Race/Ethnicity 226 -- Referendum 227 -- Separation of powers 229 -- Social class 230 -- Social movement 232 -- 8 Levels 235 -- Centralisation/Decentralisation 237 -- Devolution 238 -- Federalism 240 -- Globalisation 243 -- Imperialism 245 -- Intergovernmentalism 246 -- Internationalism 248 -- Local government 249 -- Nation 251 -- Nation-state 252 -- Nationalism 254 -- Patriotism 256 -- Regionalism 257 -- Subsidiarity 258 -- Supranationalism 259.

This is an accessible and comprehensive guide to the major concepts encountered in political analysis. Each is defined clearly and fully, and its significance for political argument and practice is explored.

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