Power and its Logic

A complete first-year textbook on power, the state, political behavior, institutions and public policy. Each chapter opens with learning goals and closes with key terms and review questions.

Mark Carl Rom, Masaki Hidaka, Rachel Bzostek Walker

How political scientists ask questions and test their answers, from building a theory to surveys, experiments, case studies and data analysis. A clear first course in research methods, now in its second edition.

Josh Franco, Charlotte Lee, Kau Vue, Dino Bozonelos, Masahiro Omae, Steven Cauchon

A short, readable introduction to how politics works: power, ideologies, elections, parties, interest groups and the media. Written for students meeting political science for the first time.

T.M. Sell