Instructor's Edition: Dynamics of Democracy

by Peverill Squire, James Lindsay, Cary R. Covington

Dynamics of Democracy, 5e, offers a comprehensive introductory survey for students of American government. The authors show that politics arises from conflict and that, equally significant, the rules that stipulate how the government makes its decisions help determine the winners and losers in particular conflicts.

734 pages, Paperback

First published December 29, 2006

About the author

Peverill Squire is the Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions at the University of Missouri, a political scientist well known for his work on legislative institutions, with specific focus on state legislatures. He has written, or co-authored, over 87 unique publications in the form of article and book chapters. He graduated in 1986 with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Currently he lives in Columbia, Missouri with his wife and dog, Csilla which is Hungarian for star.