List of figures List of tables Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Barrie Axford and Gary Browning Part 1. People and Politics 1. the Individual and Politics Barrie Axford 2. Political Socialisation: how people learn about politics Ben Rosamond 3. Political Culture Ben Rosamond 4. Political Participation Barrie Axford and Ben Rosamond 5. Democracy and Democratization Richard Huggins Part 2: Politics and Ideas 6. Concepts and Issues Gary K.

Browning 7. Political Thought Gary K. Browning 8. Political Ideologies Gary K. Browning Part 3: the Structures and Processes of Governance 9. Local Governance: politics below the nation-state Alan Grant 10. National Governance: key institutions and processes Richard Huggins 11. Parties, Interest Groups and Public Opinion John Turner 12.

Political Communications and the Media John Turner 13. the Policy Process John Turner Part 4: Politics Beyond the Territorial State 14. the Nation-state and Nationalism Gary K. Browning and Ben Rosamond 15. Politics and Governance above the Territorial State Ben Rosamond 16: the Processes of Globalization Barrie Axford.