Parties Governments And Elites

Author : Philipp Harfst,Ina Kubbe,Thomas Poguntke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783658174460

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Parties, Governments and Elites by Philipp Harfst,Ina Kubbe,Thomas Poguntke Pdf

Parties, governments and elites are at the core of the study of democracy. The traditional view is that parties as collective actors play a paramount role in the democratic process. However, this classical perspective has been challenged by political actors, observers of modern democracy as well as political scientists. Modern political parties assume different roles, contemporary leaders can more heavily influence politics, governments face new constraints and new collective bodies continue to form, propose new ways of participation and policy making, and attract citizens and activists. In the light of these observations, the comparative study of democracy faces a number of important and still largely unsolved questions that the present volume will address.

Author : Carl Dahlström,Lena Wängnerud
Publisher : Springer
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137556288

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Elites, Institutions and the Quality of Government by Carl Dahlström,Lena Wängnerud Pdf

To a large extent, elite politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen hold the fortunes of their societies in their hands. This edited volume describes how formal and informal institutions affect elite behaviour, which in turn affects corruption and the quality of government.

Author : Alex Marland,Thierry Giasson,Andrea Lawlor
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774837965

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Political Elites in Canada by Alex Marland,Thierry Giasson,Andrea Lawlor Pdf

Political Elites in Canada offers a timely look at Canadian political power brokers and how they are adapting to a fast-paced digital media environment. Elite power structures are changing worldwide, with traditional influencers losing authority over prevailing social, economic, and political structures. This volume explores the changing landscape for power brokers, the ascent of new elites, and how they are using digital communication to connect with Canadians in unprecedented ways. Featuring studies of governmental decision makers in the public service and non-governmental influence brokers, such as social media commentators, this collection is a much-needed synthesis of elite politics in Canada.

Author : Lars Vogel,Ronald Gebauer,Axel Salheiser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351814119

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The Contested Status of Political Elites by Lars Vogel,Ronald Gebauer,Axel Salheiser Pdf

Contemporary Western societies are witnessing ground-breaking social, economic and political changes at an accelerating pace. These changes are challenging the way democracy works and the role that political elites play in this system of government. Using a theoretical and empirical approach, this volume argues that political elites are urged to develop new strategies in order to achieve interest aggregation, to safeguard collective action, and to maintain elite autonomy and stability. The adaptive capacities of political elites are assessed through case studies, comparative and longitudinal analyses of their social structure, their recruitment patterns, and their attitudes. The book includes contributions from reputable scholars in the field of elite research and specialists on individual political systems across Europe and the US. It provides an analytical framework demonstrating that political elites are inevitable and potentially able to respond successfully to varying challenges. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, democracy, comparative politics, political participation and European Politics.

Author : S. Nagendra Ambedkar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Elite (Social sciences)
ISBN : UOM:39015029904714

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Political Elite by S. Nagendra Ambedkar Pdf

Author : Adam Ziegfeld
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781316539002

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Why Regional Parties? by Adam Ziegfeld Pdf

Today, regional parties in India win nearly as many votes as national parties. In Why Regional Parties?, Professor Adam Ziegfeld questions the conventional wisdom that regional parties in India are electorally successful because they harness popular grievances and benefit from strong regional identities. He draws on a wide range of quantitative and qualitative evidence from over eighteen months of field research to demonstrate that regional parties are, in actuality, successful because they represent expedient options for office-seeking politicians. By focusing on clientelism, coalition government, and state-level factional alignments, Ziegfeld explains why politicians in India find membership in a regional party appealing. He therefore accounts for the remarkable success of India's regional parties and, in doing so, outlines how party systems take root and evolve in democracies where patronage, vote buying, and machine politics are common.

Author : R. Rhodes,P. 't Hart,M. Noordegraaf,Paul ''t Hart
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230592360

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Observing Government Elites by R. Rhodes,P. 't Hart,M. Noordegraaf,Paul ''t Hart Pdf

This book focuses on the everyday life of ministers and senior public servants in different countries, describing the world through their eyes. It explores how their beliefs, practices and traditions create meaning in politics and public policy making. It provides unique data on life of politicians and practical advice on how to conduct fieldwork.

Author : Giulia Sandri,Antonella Seddone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000390179

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New Paths for Selecting Political Elites by Giulia Sandri,Antonella Seddone Pdf

This book provides a cross-country study of the consequences of the expansion of intra-party democracy, the trend towards more inclusive methods of selection for party candidates and leaders, and the impact of these on political elites in terms of sociopolitical profile and patterns of careers. It explores the link between political organizations and political elites, by studying the role of parties in parliamentary and political selection and its impact on the political leadership appointed. Putting an emphasis on primary elections, it analyses the party elites that emerge from those selection processes and those democratized organizational settings. It focuses not only on the analysis of the processes through which party elites are selected and the consequences at the level of the party but also at the level of party elites themselves, i.e. what impact party primaries have on the characteristics parties’ candidates and leaders. The book offers a theoretical, comparative, and empirical account of the internal electoral processes of parties and their impact on political recruitment. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, political parties and party systems, electoral politics, democracy, populism, and leadership, and more broadly to comparative politics.

Author : Tariq Thachil
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107070080

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Elite Parties, Poor Voters by Tariq Thachil Pdf

Why do poor people often vote against their material interests? This puzzle has been famously studied within wealthy Western democracies, yet the fact that the poor voter paradox also routinely manifests within poor countries has remained unexplored. This book studies how this paradox emerged in India, the world's largest democracy. Tariq Thachil shows how arguments from studies of wealthy democracies (such as moral values voting) and the global south (such as patronage or ethnic appeals) cannot explain why poor voters in poor countries support parties that represent elite policy interests. He instead draws on extensive survey data and fieldwork to document a novel strategy through which elite parties can recruit the poor, while retaining the rich. He shows how these parties can win over disadvantaged voters by privately providing them with basic social services via grassroots affiliates. Such outsourcing permits the party itself to continue to represent the policy interests of their privileged base.

Author : Frances McCall Rosenbluth,Ian Shapiro
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300232752

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Responsible Parties by Frances McCall Rosenbluth,Ian Shapiro Pdf

How popular democracy has paradoxically eroded trust in political systems worldwide, and how to restore confidence in democratic politics Democracies across the world are adopting reforms to bring politics closer to the people. Parties have turned to primaries and local caucuses to select candidates. Ballot initiatives and referenda allow citizens to enact laws directly. Many democracies now use proportional representation, encouraging smaller, more specific parties rather than two dominant ones. Yet voters keep getting angrier. There is a steady erosion of trust in politicians, parties, and democratic institutions, culminating most recently in major populist victories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Frances Rosenbluth and Ian Shapiro argue that devolving power to the grass roots is part of the problem, not the solution. Efforts to decentralize political decision-making make governments and especially political parties less effective and less able to address constituents' long-term interests. To revive confidence in governance, we must restructure our political systems to restore power to the core institution of representative democracy: the political party.

Author : Robert Michels
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780029212509

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Political Parties by Robert Michels Pdf

In this book Michels analyzes the tendencies that oppose the realization of democracy, and claims that these tendencies can be classified in three ways: dependence upon the nature of the individual; dependence upon the nature of the political structure; and dependence upon the nature of organization. This edition, described by Morris Janowitz as a "classic of modern social science" and by Melvin Tumin as "the beginning of a tradition", offers a landmark study in political science. Following its original publication in 1910, the study and analysis of political parties was established as a new branch of science. Political Parties continues to be a foundation work in the literature and is a necessary addition to the libraries of contemporary political scientists, sociologists, and historians. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Vaughan Lyon
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781462037636

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Power Shift by Vaughan Lyon Pdf

The Message of POWER SHIFT: Fed up with politics-as-usual? Most Canadians are. They (83%) want their MP to represent them and not a party in the House of Commons. Political parties, however, do not consider reforms that would shift significant power from them to citizens. Professor Lyon, breaking the party silence, speaks strongly in support of the interests of his fellow citizens. Drawing on years of experience as a political activist and political scientist, he shows both why and how the desire of Canadians for this new form of representation should be acted on, now. He does this by presenting readers with a detailed model of the new politics. He argues that adopting the model would establish the close collaborative relationship of citizens, their MPs, cabinet and civil servants needed to strengthen the performance of government. Professor Lyon urges politicians to respect the desire of citizens for fundamental change. Party politics is, he states, l9th century politics, and fails to meet the needs of today. Citizen politics for the 21st century is what he proposes and, he argues, Canada stands on the cusp of making the change to them.

Author : Tasha Fairfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107088375

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Private Wealth and Public Revenue by Tasha Fairfield Pdf

This book identifies sources of power that help business and economic elites influence policy decisions.

Author : Kevin A. Young,Tarun Banerjee,Michael Schwartz
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788730983

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Levers of Power by Kevin A. Young,Tarun Banerjee,Michael Schwartz Pdf

Understanding the power of the corporations and how to take the struggle directly to them It's no secret that "the 1%" - the business elite that commands the largest corporations and the connected network of public and private institutions- exercise enormous control over U.S. government. While this control is usually attributed to campaign donations and lobbying, Levers of Power argues that corporate power derives from control over the economic resources on which daily life depends. Government officials must constantly strive to keep capitalists happy, lest they go on "capital strike" - that is, refuse to invest in particular industries or locations, or move their holdings to other countries - and therefore impose material hardship on specific groups or the economy as a whole. For this reason, even politicians who are not dependent on corporations for their electoral success must fend off the interruption of corporate investment. Levers of Power documents the pervasive power of corporations and other institutions with decision-making control over large pools of capital, particularly the Pentagon. It also shows that the most successful reform movements in recent U.S. history - for workers' rights, for civil rights, and against imperialist wars - succeeded by directly targeting the corporations and other institutional adversaries that initiated and benefitted from oppressive policies. Though most of today's social movements focus on elections and politicians, movements of the "99%" are most effective when they inflict direct costs on corporations and their allied institutions. This strategy is also more conducive to building a revolutionary mass movement that can replace current institutions with democratic alternatives.

Author : C.WRIGHT MILLS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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THE POWER ELITE by C.WRIGHT MILLS Pdf