50 Political Ideas You Really Need to Know (50 Ideas You Really Need to Know)

At a time of corrosive popular cynicism and profound international unease, the need for clarity over the fundamental concepts of politics has never been greater: the forces of **Terrorism** and **Fundamentalism** endanger our **Security**, while government responses to it pose a basic threat to **Liberty**, **Democracy** and **Human rights**. **Corruption**, **Spin** and a suspect **Political culture** arouse public indignation, which is further aggravated by an array of **Pressure groups** and the far-from-disinterested attentions of the **Mass media**. In __50 Political Ideas You Really Need to Know__, Ben Dupré clears away the murk that obscures key concepts that we ignore at our peril. At a time of corrosive popular cynicism and profound international unease, the need for clarity over the fundamental concepts of politics has never been greater: the forces of Terrorism and Fundamentalism endanger our Security, while government responses to it pose a basic threat to Liberty, Democracy and Human rights. Corruption, Spin and a suspect Political culture arouse public indignation, which is further aggravated by an array of Pressure groups and the far-from-disinterested attentions of the Mass media. In 50 Political Ideas You Really Need to Know, Ben Dupre clears away the murk that obscures key concepts that we ignore at our peril. Justice, Liberty, Human rights The perfect introduction to the theory and practice of politics.