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Analyzing American Democracy : Politics and Political Science by Bond, Jon R; Smith, Kevin B., 1963- is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Analyzing American Democracy teaches students to think analytically by presenting current political science theories and research in answering the engaging, big questions facing American politics today. It serves as both an introduction to American politics and to the discipline of political science by reflecting the theoretical developments and empirical inquiry conducted by researchers. Every chapter highlights the most current research and discusses related public policy. It demonstrates for students how to think critically and analytically, bringing theoretical insight to contemporary American politics. More than just a comprehensive overview and description of how American politics works, Jon Bond and Kevin Smith demonstrate how politics can be studied systematically. Throughout the text, they introduce students to the insights gleaned from rational choice, behavioral, and biological approaches to politics. Understanding these three social scientific models and their applications helps students get the most out of their American government course and out of this text--they learn a way of thinking that they can use to make sense of future challenges facing the American polity.

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Author

Bond, Jon R; Smith, Kevin B., 1963-

Publisher

New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781135093334

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences