What is politics?
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Politics: the extraordinary and the ordinary
    • 1.1 The extraordinary
    • 1.2 The ordinary
    • 1.3 Politics: a view from the street
  • 2 Politics: a contested concept
    • 2.1 The many meanings of politics
      • 2.1.1 Politics as that which concerns the state
      • 2.1.2 Politics as conflict resolution
      • 2.1.3 Politics as conflict
      • 2.1.4 Politics as the exercise of power
      • 2.1.5 Politics as a social and public activity
    • 2.2 Politics as context- and interpretation-dependent
    • 2.3 The contestability of concepts
    • 2.4 So what is politics?
  • 3 Review
  • 4 Perspectives on politics
  • Conclusion
  • Take the next step
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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