Politics, Power and the Common Good: An Introduction to Political Science

This new edition is more global and engaging with a focus on contemporary political challenges such as how to establish and expand human rights, protect the environment, reduce poverty, and create a more peaceful world. It presents a clear explanation of the basics of politics, while at the same time raising challenging questions that will encourage readers to think deeply about the contemporary political world. Readers will learn about the contending perspectives that are used to understand the world, the problems of the five-sixths of the world that live in poverty, and the global political system of the twenty-first century.

Eric Mintz is an associate professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland. His research interests include Canadian politics, political parties and elections, and environmental politics. He is the lead author of Democracy, Diversity, and Good Government: An Introduction to Politics in Canada (Pearson Canada, 2011).

David Close is a Political Science Professor at Memorial University. His areas of specialization are Nicarauguan politics and Latin American politics in general.

Osvaldo Croci is a professor of International Politics at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland. His areas of research include Canadian and Italian foreign and securities policies, transatlantic relations, as well as sport and politics and language and politics.