Lauren Balasco, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science (Stockton University): Lauren Balasco writes on issues within the fields of Comparative Politics and Human Rights, with an emphasis on political change, transitional justice, and human security. Jennifer Forestal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Political Science (Loyola University Chicago): Jennifer Forestal's research interests include platform design and governance, digital culture, democratic theory, and civic engagement. Claire Abernathy, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science (Stockton University): Claire Abernathy specializes in American Politics, and her research interests include legislative politics, representation, constituent engagement, and civic education. She currently serves as Faculty Chair of the Stockton American Democracy Project/Political Engagement Project.
"I see this book being a primary text used for Introduction to Political Science courses. ... I think the competitive advantage is that the authors tried to ensure that each subfield in the discipline was adequately represented in the book. I really liked this, because often times authors focus on one or two subfields and ignore the rest."" - Henry Tecklenburg, Georgia Southern University It is comprehensive, clear, and uses engaging examples. ... Uses theme of citizenship to cover topics rather than standalone chapters on different subfields making it more engaging and interesting to other comparable books."" - Mary-Kate Lizotte, Augusta University"