Thomas Hobbes s Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language.Written in a time of great political turmoil(Hobbes s life spanned the reign of Charles l ,the Civil Wars,the Commonweaalth and the Protectorate,and the Restoratin),Leviathan is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in analysis of human nature. Since its fiist pust publication in 1991 Richard Tuck s edition of leviathn haeen recognised as the single most accurate and authoritative text,and for this revised edition professor Tuck has provided a much-amplified and expanded introduction,which will provide students unfamiliar with Hobbes with a cogent an accessible introduction to this most challenging of texts.Other vital aids to study include an extensive guide to further reading ,a note on textual matters,a chronology of important events and brief biographies of important persons mentioned in Hobbes s text. Richard Tuck is Professor of Government at Harvard University.
决策的科学化与民主化已成为我国政治生活的重大课题，大众传媒作为沟通民情、反映民意、汇聚民智的社会传播载体，在公共决策中，自然不能缺席。在这方面，《新闻媒体与微观政治——传媒在公共政策过程中的作用》视角独特，见解深刻，堪称一部力作。本书以新闻媒体在政府政策问题与议程建构、政策论辩和政策执行与评估等主要环节能够或应当产生的作用作为研究话题，就新闻传媒的微观政治功能进行深入而集中的探讨：新闻媒体作为政府政策行为的辅助手段，它在完善决策机制、提高决策水平、实行民主与科学决策、增强政策效能方面，尤其在提高政策活动代表民意的深度与广度、决策的合理性程度、客观监督与评价政策效果的可信度等方面发挥着显著功能。本书的创新之处是显而易见的：摆脱了以往对媒体政治功能大而化之的“民主”、“民意”表
