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The SAGE edge site for The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science, Sixth Edition by Douglas W. Simon, Joseph Romance, and Neal Riemer offers a robust online environment you can access anytime, anywhere, and features an impressive array of free tools and resources to keep you on the cutting edge of your learning experience.

This updated Sixth Edition of The Challenge of Politics enables students to see how the subfields of political science converge around a set of crucial questions, such as “Can we as citizens and students articulate and defend a view of the good political life and its guiding political values?” “Can we bring political wisdom to bear on judgments about politics and public issues?” and “Can we develop a science of politics to help us understand significant political phenomena—the empirical realities of politics?” Balancing lessons of classic and contemporary theory with contemporary politics and empirical study, the book equips students with the tools they need to explore the impact of philosophy and ideology, recognize major forms of government, evaluate empirical findings, and understand how policy issues directly affect people’s lives. The updated Sixth Edition includes new material on the 2016 presidential elections, the role of social media in politics, and an expanded discussion on the rise of populist movements.   

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge Douglas W. Simon and Joseph Romance for writing an excellent text and for creating the resources on this site. Special thanks are also due to Alicia Fisher of California State University, Fullerton for updating the resources on this site.