
Democracy Transformed?
Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies
Oxford University Press
Published on 5. January 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-19-929164-9 (ISBN)
Description
Comparative Politics is a series for students and teachers of political science that deals with contemporary issues in comparative government and politics. The General Editors are Max Kaase, Professor of Political Science, Vice President and Dean, School of Humanities and Social Science, International University Bremen, Germany; and Kenneth Newton, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Southampton. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research.
The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across the OECD nations over the past generation. In response, democratic institutions are changing, evolving, and expanding in ways that may alter the structure of the democratic process. These changes include reforms of the electoral process, the expansion of referendums, introduction of open government provisions, and more access points for direct political involvement. Indeed, some observers claim that we are witnessing the most fundamental transformation of the democratic process since the creation of mass democracy in the early 20th Century. This international team of distinguished scholars assembles the evidence of how democratic institutions and processes are changing, and considers the larger implications of these reforms for the nature of democracy. The findings point to a new style of democratic politics that expands the nature of democracy, but also carries challenges for democracies to include all its citizens and govern effectively in an environment of complex government.
The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across the OECD nations over the past generation. In response, democratic institutions are changing, evolving, and expanding in ways that may alter the structure of the democratic process. These changes include reforms of the electoral process, the expansion of referendums, introduction of open government provisions, and more access points for direct political involvement. Indeed, some observers claim that we are witnessing the most fundamental transformation of the democratic process since the creation of mass democracy in the early 20th Century. This international team of distinguished scholars assembles the evidence of how democratic institutions and processes are changing, and considers the larger implications of these reforms for the nature of democracy. The findings point to a new style of democratic politics that expands the nature of democracy, but also carries challenges for democracies to include all its citizens and govern effectively in an environment of complex government.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Scholars and students of Political Science, especially those interested in democratic studies, political participation, and electoral studies
Illustrations
Numerous tables and figures
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-929164-9 (9780199291649)
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Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies
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Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies
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Persons
Edited by Bruce E. Cain, Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Russell J. Dalton, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine, and Susan E. Scarrow, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Houston
Contributors: Chris Ansell, University of California, Berkeley Shaun Bowler, University of California, Riverside Bruce Cain, University of California, Riverside Rachel Chichowski, University of Washington Russell Dalton, University of California, Irvine Patrick Egan, University of California, Berkeley Sergio Fabrinni, University of Trento David Farrell, University of Manchester Jane Gingrich, University of California, Berkeley Mark Gray, Georgetown University, Washington DC Miki Caul Kittilson, University of Texas Susan Scarrow, University of Houston Alec Stone Sweet, Nuffield College, Oxford
Contributors: Chris Ansell, University of California, Berkeley Shaun Bowler, University of California, Riverside Bruce Cain, University of California, Riverside Rachel Chichowski, University of Washington Russell Dalton, University of California, Irvine Patrick Egan, University of California, Berkeley Sergio Fabrinni, University of Trento David Farrell, University of Manchester Jane Gingrich, University of California, Berkeley Mark Gray, Georgetown University, Washington DC Miki Caul Kittilson, University of Texas Susan Scarrow, University of Houston Alec Stone Sweet, Nuffield College, Oxford
Editor
Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Houston
Content
INTRODUCTION; PART I: ELECTORAL CHANGE; PART II: CHANGE IN NON-ELECTORAL INSTITUTIONS; PART III: THE CONSEQUENCES OF POLITICAL REFORM