The American Political System - Softcover

Kollman, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393926966 ISBN 13: 9780393926965

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011

Synopsis

Empirical puzzles get students thinking like political scientists.The American Political System focuses on the core insights of political science that students need to understand American government. Each chapter is organized around the real-world puzzles that draw scholars and students alike to study American politics. A clear, consistent framework based on the key role of institutions helps students think analytically about these and other puzzles.

About this title

About the Author:

Ken Kollman is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Research Professor in the Center for Political Studies in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research and teaching focus on political parties, elections, lobbying, and federal systems. He also regularly teaches the introductory American politics course at the University of Michigan. In addition to numerous articles, he has written The Formation of National Party Systems: Federalism and Party Competition in Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States (with Pradeep Chhibber), and Outside Lobbying: Public Opinion and Interest Group Strategies.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0393926966
• ISBN 13: 9780393926965
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 581