"Agents of Power," 2/e examines media in a "global" world and explores timely issues in media and public policy to emphasize the worldwide interaction of media and politics from Washington to Moscow, from the news room to the board room.

（美）J.赫伯特.阿特休尔， 为美国印第安那大学新闻学院的阿特休尔教授，作者中学时即成为一名年轻的实习记者，后来长期从事新闻工作，曾任过美联社驻费城、华盛顿编辑，驻西德首府波恩首席记者，后来又任《纽约时报》和NBC记者，还主持过NBC西雅图广播电视台并一度担任《新闻周刊》特约记者。离开新闻前线后，在华盛顿州立大学攻取政治学硕士和历史学博士。 干过记者和编辑，任过驻外记者，做过通讯社、电视台和杂志工作，这一系列丰富多姿的新闻实践既开启了作者的理论思维，也为之提供了论证的事例；政治学和历史学的进阶学习又使作者大为提高了自己的理论素养并开拓了知识视野。

The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science is a ten-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of political science. Each volume focuses on a particular part of the discipline, with volumes on Public Policy, Political Theory, Political Economy, Contextual Political Analysis, Comparative Politics, International Relations, La...(展开全部)

作者：(加)迈克尔·豪利特 (Michael Howlett)，M·拉米什(M.Ramesh) 迈克尔·豪利特 (Michael Howlett)，Simon,Fraser大学政治科学副教授。 他与M·拉米什(M.Ramesh)合著了《加拿大政治经济学；导论》（1992）， 与K.Brownsey合编了《地方政府》（1992），与D.Laycock合编了《权力之谜》（1994）。

This book develops and analytical framework of the subject for those interested in public policy. Instead of focusing on the susbtantive policy of a particular policy area, the book examines the theoretical and conceptual foundations of, and approaches used in, the policy sciences.

Studying Public Policy examines three dimensions of efforts to engage and resolve public problems: policy actors, institutions, and ideas. Using this focus, the book overviews past efforts to understand public policy-making, outlines the different stages of the policy-making process, and discusses the principal elements and patterns of policy dynamics. Developing an analytical ...(展开全部)

托马斯·R·戴伊(Thomas R.Dye)，美国著名公共政策学家，曾执教于美国佐治亚大学、威斯康辛大学和宾夕法尼亚大学，现为美国政府McKenzie教授、佛罗里达州立大学名誉教授。著有《理解公共政策》、《州和社区的政治学》、《美国政治学》、《谁掌管美国？》、《自上而下的政策制定》、《民主的嘲讽》、《权力与社会》等颇具影响的著作。

Judith Butler is the Maxine Eliot Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley. Her books include Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, Antigone's Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death, and Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France. Jürgen Habermas is a German philoso...(展开全部)

The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere represents a rare opportunity to experience a diverse group of preeminent philosophers confronting one pervasive contemporary concern: what role does& mdash;or should& mdash;religion play in our public lives? Reflecting on her recent work concerning state violence in Israel-Palestine, Judith Butler explores the potential of religious p...(展开全部)

"The Truly Disadvantaged should spur critical thinking in many quarters about the causes and possible remedies for inner city poverty. As policy makers grapple with the problems of an enlarged underclass they--as well as community leaders and all concerned Americans of all races--would be advised to examine Mr. Wilson's incisive analysis."--Robert Greenstein, New York Times Boo...(展开全部)