Politics: An Introduction - Softcover

A new entry on the Canadian market, Politics: An Introduction guides students through the basics of political ideologies and institutions before moving on to more complex concepts such as the importance of government, the organization of political systems, and the role of individuals and groups in society. With an emphasis on Canadian content throughout, the text also maintains an international scope by using case studies to examine and compare political issues in 'developed' and 'developing' countries around the world. Featuring extensive pedagogy and a beautiful full-colour design, this new text offers students an accessible, comprehensive entry into the field of political studies.

George MacLean is Professor and Department Head of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of Clinton's Foreign Policy in Russia, co-author of Introduction to Politics: Power, Participation, and the Distribution of Wealth (with Duncan Wood), co-editor of Ideas, Interests, and Issues, and editor of Canada and the United States: A Relationship at a Crossroads? and Between Actor and Presence: The European Union and the Future for the Transatlantic Relationship. His articles on international relations, foreign policy, international political economy, and security have been widely published in journals and periodicals. Duncan Wood is Professor, Director of the Program in International Relations, and Director of the Canadian Studies Program at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) in Mexico City. He is also a researcher in the Centro de Derecho Economico Internacional (CDEI) at ITAM. His research focuses on the reform of the Mexican energy sector, Latin American energy policy, migration and remittances, the political economy of international finance, Canadian and Mexican foreign policy, and Canada-Mexico relations. He has published on banking supervision, North American relations, Latin American oil companies, and Mexican migration."