{"product_id":"political-science-is-for-everybody-9781487523909","title":"political science is for everybody","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003epolitical science is for everybody\u003c\/em\u003e is the first intersectionality-mainstreamed textbook written for introductory political science courses. While political science and politics are for everybody, political institutions are neither neutral nor unbiased. When we write political science textbooks that obscure the differences in how groups experience and interact with political institutions, we do students a disservice. This book exposes students to these differences while also bringing marginalized voices to the fore, allowing more students to see their lived experiences reflected in the pages of their textbook. Bringing together a diverse group of contributors,\u003cem\u003e political science is for everybody\u003c\/em\u003e teaches all the basics of political science while showing that representation matters – both in politics and in the classroom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Background to political science is for everybody  Why this book?  The Structure of the Book  Final Note    Section I: The Foundations of Politics    1. What are the Foundations of Politics?  Overview The Basics of Political Theory  The Basics of Political Ideologies  The Basics of Political Behavior  Putting the Pieces Together: Affective Polarization, Voting, and Democratic Backsliding  Summary    2. Political Theory and the Intersectional Quest for The Good Life  What is the Good Life?  Context Matters  Section One: The Logic Intersectionality: A Theoretical Primer  Section Two: Who Qualifies for the Good Life?  Section Three: Does the State Have a Role in Facilitating the Good Life? Summary    3. Political Ideologies  What is an ideology?  Four Contemporary Ideologies  Conclusion  Summary    4. Civil Society and Social Movements  Characteristics and Functions : What is Civil Society \u0026amp; What Does it Do?  Social Movements \u0026amp; Contentious Politics: Distinguishing the Range of Civil Society  All about Social Movements: What brings people to movements, and what do movements do?  What (Additional) Work do Movement Do? Other Modes of Political Engagement  What impact do social movements have?    5. Political Parties  Overview  What are Political Parties?  What do Political Parties Do?  Party Membership  Party Systems  Is the Party Over?    6. Electoral Systems and Representation  Overview  Building Blocks of Election Systems  Mandating Inclusion via Quotas  The Symbolic Effects of Representative Diversity  Section II: Comparative Politics     Section II What is Comparative Politics?    7. Introduction What is comparative politics?  Why do we study comparative politics?  Main foci in comparative politics  Comparative methods of analysis  Chapter summary    8. Executives  Introduction Executive Government: The Basics  The Modern Executive: How Did We Get Here?  Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Semi-Presidentialism  Non-Democratic Governments and the Executive  Power, Politics, and Executives: Who Gets to be a Chief Executive?  Cabinets and Intersectionality  Bureaucracies and Intersectionality  Why Intersectional Identities Matter for Executive Politics  Summary    9. Legislatures  Introduction Types of Legislatures and Legislative Organization  Who Has Power and Influence?  Representation and Legislatures  Summary    10. Public Policy Through an Intersectional Lens  Introduction Definitions and concepts: What is public policy?  The policy cycle: Understanding how policies are made  What does the policy cycle as seen through an intersectionality lens look like?  Critiques of intersectionality and intersectional thinking and their relationship to public policy  Analyzing public policy change through an intersectional policy regime framework  Examples of intersectional policy analysis  1. Mainstreaming intersectionality: Making public policy sensitive to intersectional challenges?  2. The Comparative Politics Turn in Intersectional Public Policy  3. The positionality component within intersectional public policy studies  Summary    11. Courts and the Law  Overview  Constitutions  The Courts  Legal Systems  Conclusion  Summary  Concluding Questions  End Notes    Section III: International Relations   12. What is International Relations? What is International Relations and Why do We Study It?  How Has IR as a Discipline Evolved? What Are the Main Approaches to the Study of IR?  Thinking Differently About IR  International Politics and International Relations: A Matter of Perspective  The Globalization of IR  Summary    13. International Political Economy  Introduction The Everyday Turn in IPE  Summary    14. Security and Conflict  Introduction Intersectionality and Security  Meanings of Security  Distributions of Security  Experiences of Security  Discourses of Security  Summary: Intersectional Security    15. International Law \u0026amp; Human Rights  Introduction What is international law?  The Concept of Human Rights  Summary    16. International Organizations  Introduction Basic Architecture of Global Governance: IGOs in World Politics  IGOs and the Problem of Global Governance  Designing IGOs: The Influence of Power  Countering the Power Imbalance: The Role of NGOs  Summary  Conclusion  Summing Up  The Politics of Division  Identity Politics are not Bad Politics  Final Thoughts  End Notes","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739690971479,"sku":"9781487523909","price":51.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487523909.jpg?v=1720052912","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-science-is-for-everybody-9781487523909","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}