Goodin, R: Oxford Handbook of Political Science

About the Contributors; Preface; PART 1 INTRODUCTION; 1 ROBERT E. GOODIN: The State of the Discipline, the Discipline of the State; PART II POLITICAL THEORY; 2 JOHN S. DRYZEK, BONNIE HONIG and ANNE PHILLIPS: Overview of Political Theory; 3 RUSSELL HARDIN: Normative Methodology; 4 J.G.A. POCOCK: Theory in History: Problems with Context and Narrative; 5 RICHARD J. ARNESON: Justice After Rawls; 6 JANE BENNETT: Modernity and its Critics; PART III POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS; 7 R.A.W. RHODES: Old Institutionalisms: An Overview; 8 JAMES G. MARCH and JOHAN P. OLSEN: Elaborating the New Institutionalism; 9 JOSEP M. COLOMER: Comparative Constitutions; 10 JOHN H. ALDRICH: Political Parties In and Out of Legislatures; 11 JOHN BRAITHWAITE: The Regulatory State?; PART IV LAW & POLITICS; 12 KEITH E. WHITTINGTON, R DANIEL KELEMEN and GREGORY A CALDEIRA: Overview of Law and Politics: The Study of Law and Politics; 13 RAN HIRSCHL: The Judicialization of Politics; 14 JEFFREY A. SEGA

Robert E. Goodin, Distinguished Professor of Social & Political Theory and of Philosophy, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University

"A concise and solid introduction to political science and its ten sub-disciplines. The assembly of scholars from leading US, European, and Australian universities and research centers provides the reader with diverse perspectives and awareness of current scholarship. Entries are heavily cited and provide a concise roadmap of key scholars, theories, and current developments within each area...Highly recommended."--CHOICE

"Robert Goodin has put together a superb volume: truly a collection of the very best from the already outstanding chapters in the original ten volumes. The authors--the most prominent and authoritative experts from all over the world--provide not only a comprehensive and systematic assessment of what political science has already accomplished but also a guide to where the discipline should be heading in the future. Political scientists in all fields will welcome this immensely valuable effort."--Arend Lijphart, Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of California-San Diego

"Anyone who wants to know the state of the art in political science and where the discipline is headed, but only consult one volume, need go no further than these authoritative essays by first rate contributors. "--Carole Pateman, Research Professor, School of European Studies, Cardiff University