Overview
- Authors:
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Patrick Dunleavy
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Government Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
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Brendan O’Leary
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Government Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xiii
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- Patrick Dunleavy, Brendan O’Leary
Pages 1-12
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- Patrick Dunleavy, Brendan O’Leary
Pages 13-71
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- Patrick Dunleavy, Brendan O’Leary
Pages 72-135
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- Patrick Dunleavy, Brendan O’Leary
Pages 136-202
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- Patrick Dunleavy, Brendan O’Leary
Pages 203-270
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- Patrick Dunleavy, Brendan O’Leary
Pages 271-318
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- Patrick Dunleavy, Brendan O’Leary
Pages 319-349
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Back Matter
Pages 350-382
About this book
A major introductory textbook for students of politics, sociology and public administration on theories of the state and of politics. The five core chapters each introduce a major school of thought providing a substantial analysis of the methodology and philosophy, as well as the main objections and criticisms to which each has given rise. The theories and examples are drawn from a wide range of industrial societies.
About the authors
Author Patrick Dunleavy: Patrick is a member of the Academy of the Social Sciences, London. He has authored numerous books and academic articles in political science, including co-authoring Theories of the Democratic State. He is currently general editor of five major LSE blogs, and he co-directs the Democratic Audit of the UK. Patrick is author of Authoring a PhD. He also blogs on research-level writing for PhDers, early career researchers and academics at https://medium.com/@Write4Research. He tweets @PJDunleavy.
