Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal is a comprehensive look at the 21st century's major political ideologies, their origins, and their development.
Using an analytical framework that promotes systematic comparison of political ideologies, this text helps students understand ideologies like a political scientist and learn that ideas have real consequences. Used on its own or with its companion reader Ideals and Ideologies, Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal aids students' critical rather than dogmatic thinking and assists them in becoming open-minded thinkers better able to defend-and to criticize-their own and others' political beliefs.