50 political ideas you really need to know by Dupré, Ben instant download

50 political ideas you really need to know by Dupré, Ben instant download

208 pages ; 21 cm, At a time of corrosive popular cynicism and profound international unease, the need for clarity over the fundamental concepts of politics has never been greater: the forces of Terrorism and Fundamentalism endanger our Security, while government responses to it pose a basic threat to Liberty, Democracy and Human rights. Corruption, Spin and a suspect Political culture arouse public indignation, which is further aggravated by an array of Pressure groups and the far-from-disinterested attentions of the Mass media. In 50 Political Ideas You Really Need to Know, Ben Dupre clears away the murk that obscures key concepts that we ignore at our peril. Justice, Liberty, Human rights, Includes index, Political theory: liberty; justice; equality; human rights; the social contract; democracy; monarchy; tyranny; utopianism; revolution -- Ideologies: anarchism; secularism; republicanism; capitalism; conservatism; liberalism; socialism; communism; social democracy; multiculturalism; labour movement; feminism; green movement; fascism; fundamentalism; islamism -- Machinery of politics: The state; constitutions; presidential system; parliaments; poltical parties; civil service; media; propaganda -- Stuff of politics: povery; crime; security; intelligence; political violence; welfare; racism; corruption; political correctness -- All the world's a stage: realism; war; nationalism; imperialism; isolationism; globalization; united nations