Political theory : ideas and institutions / by Amal Ray and Mohit Bhattacharya

Includes index.

Political science and political theory -- Approaches to political analysis -- New approaches : public choice, feminism, environmentalism and post-modernism -- Political economy approaches -- Methodology of political science -- Political science and allied studies -- Theories of the origin of the state -- The nature of the state -- Nationalism -- Sovereignty -- Law -- Rights and duties -- Human rights -- Citizenship -- Liberty and equality -- Justice -- Political power and authority : Weber Foucault, Habermas and Claus Offe -- Political culture and political socialization -- Forms of government : democracy and dictatorship -- Parliamentary and presidential government -- Unitary and federal government -- Constitutions -- Separation of powers -- Legislature -- The executive -- The judiciary -- Electorate and representation -- Public opinion -- Political parties -- Theories of the nature of the state -- Limits of political control -- Political Idealism -- Liberal Individualism -- Communitarianism and multi-culturalism -- Socialism -- Fascism -- The Gandhian way -- Civil-military relations -- Imperialism -- Theories of revolution -- Political idea and ideology -- Comparative government and political development -- Political change -- 'Green' political theory -- Feminist political theory