State Formation, Parties and Democracy
Studies in Comparative European Politics
Published on 1. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-907301-17-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume re-publishes classical studies by Hans Daalder on three major themes: the different paths towards state formation in Europe; their effect on parties and party systems and their alleged crises; and the rise and merits of the consociational democracy model. The book throws a unique light on the development of comparative studies after World War II as seen through the eyes of an active participant. In a fascinating preface Peter Mair contrasts two scholarly generations in the field of comparative and cross-national studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Colchester
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
483 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907301-17-9 (9781907301179)
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By Hans Daalder
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction - My life in Comparative Politics I. Comparative European Politics: State Formation and Modernization Chapter 2: Countries in Comparative European Politics Chapter 3: Paths towards State Formation in Europe: Democratization, Bureaucratization, and Politicization Chapter 4: European Political Traditions and Processes of Modernization: Groups, the Individual and the State II. Political Parties Chapter 5: Parties, Elites, and Political Developments in Western Europe Chapter 6: Cabinets and Party Systems in Ten Smaller European Democracies Chapter 7: Parties and Political Mobilization: An Initial Mapping Chapter 8: In Search of the Center of European Party Systems Chapter 9: Parties: Denied, Dismissed or Redundant? A Critique III. The Consociational Model Chapter 10: On Building Consociational Nations: The Cases of the Netherlands and Switzerland Chapter 11: The Consociational Democracy Theme Chapter 12: Ancient Pluralism and Modern Democracy in the Netherlands: The 1989 Erasmus Lectures at Harvard University Chapter 13: Looking Back: The Development of the Study of Comparative Politics Appendix (Material Available Electronically) Index