This fully revised and updated sixth edition is a contemporary and applied introduction to negotiating an end to large-scale organized political violence. It provides a framework for thinking about settlements of conflict, demonstrates trends in peace-making, investigates contemporary examples, addresses particular complexities, discusses the role of international action, and considers the aftermath of conflicts.

Written specifically for undergraduate students, this text equips students with all necessary conceptual and theoretical knowledge of world politics, including most relevant issues and structures. It is the essential introduction for all students of International Relations and Global Politics.

The Second Edition offers a holistic view of political science by dedicating one chapter to each area of study within the discipline, allowing students to sample what the major has to offer and come away with a basic understanding of how politics affects their everyday lives.

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Taking a balanced perspective and applied approach, this text encourages you to think critically about issues in fundraising and philanthropy to prepare you for a career in the nonprofit sector.

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The gold standard for navigating the literature about policy implementation and governance, this modern classic is the leading introduction to the study of implementation.

Political Analysis offers a comprehensive introduction to the use of statistics in political science. It is an instructive, helpful, and entertaining guide to the most common and up-to-date techniques used by political scientists and non-academic policy researchers alike.

The accessibly-written story of the 2010 UK general election - a landscape-changing contest comparable to 1979 and 1997 - from the biggest names in UK political science.