Political Oppositions In Western Democracies

Author : Robert A. Dahl
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1966-03-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300094787

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Political Oppositions in Western Democracies by Robert A. Dahl Pdf

The idea that the opposition has a right to organize and to appeal for votes against the government in elections and in parliament is one of the most important milestones in the development of democratic institutions. Mr. Dahl and nine collaborators analyze the role of the opposition in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. In introductory and concluding chapters, Dahl compares the patterns of opposition in these countries and makes predictions for the future. He carries forward on the basis of this evidence the theory of a pluralistic society he has explored in earlier books such as Who Governs? Mr. Dahl is Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University. His collaborators are Samuel Barnes, Hans Daalder, Frederick Engelmann, Alfred Grosser, Otto Kirchheimer, Val R. Lorwin, Allen Potter, Stein Rokkan, and Nils Stjernquist. "This stately volume is distinguished by several unusual features. First, it straightforwardly focuses on a crucial issue of Comparative Politics without being vitiated by the familiar behaviorist semantics and jargon. Secondly, contrary to the ubiquitous trend in this country, flooded by discussion—more journalistic than scientific—on the emergent states, it centers on constitutional democracy in Western Europe, a region which for a decade and more had been badly neglected by the rampant computerizers. Thirdly, for the ten countries under discussion Professor Dahl was fortunate to enlist the services of genuine experts, the majority of whom are specialists in their field. . . . On the whole the volume is one of the major contributions to Comparative Politics that have appeared in this country for some time. The study of the issue as such as well as of the individual reviews is highly rewarding."—Karl Loewenstein, The Annals.

Author : Robert Alan Dahl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:468289076

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Political Oppositions in Western Democracies by Robert Alan Dahl Pdf

Author : Eva Kolinsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317362296

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Opposition in Western Europe by Eva Kolinsky Pdf

This book, first published in 1987, analysed the state and changing nature of political opposition in Western Europe at the time. For each country covered, it discusses the concept of opposition and the approach adopted by opposition parties. It explores the institutional framework that was in place at the time, the electoral support for opposition, attitudes towards opposition and the criteria for the success of opposition parties. It shows how opposition had changed in nature as a result of both voter re-alignments and also because some interest groups have engaged directly in opposition activities, rather than working through opposition parties as was done previously, thereby increasing the scope of extra parliamentary opposition. Opposition is a fundamental element in democratic politics, and this book therefore throws considerable light on the whole range of political activity in the countries covered. This title will be of interest to students of politics.

Author : J. Blondel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317903611

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Comparative Government Introduction by J. Blondel Pdf

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Roger Eatwell,Cas Mudde
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134201563

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Western Democracies and the New Extreme Right Challenge by Roger Eatwell,Cas Mudde Pdf

By the turn of the 1990s, Western democracy appeared destined to become the universal governmental norm. However, as we move into the new millennium there are growing signs that extremism is far from dead. In recent years, the extreme right has gathered notable support in many Western countries, such as Austria, France and Italy. Racist violence, initially aimed at 'immigrants', is on the rise, and in the US, and increasingly in Europe, the state itself has become a major target. This book considers the varying trajectories of the 'extreme right' and 'populist' parties and focuses on the problems of responses to these trends, an issue which has hitherto been neglected in academic literature.

Author : Joel D. Aberbach,Robert D. Putnam,Bert A. Rockman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674086272

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Bureaucrats and Politicians in Western Democracies by Joel D. Aberbach,Robert D. Putnam,Bert A. Rockman Pdf

In uneasy partnership at the helm of the modern state stand elected party politicians and professional bureaucrats. This book is the first comprehensive comparison of these two powerful elites. In seven countries—the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, and the Netherlands—researchers questioned 700 bureaucrats and 6OO politicians in an effort to understand how their aims, attitudes, and ambitions differ within cultural settings. One of the authors’ most significant findings is that the worlds of these two elites overlap much more in the United States than in Europe. But throughout the West bureaucrats and politicians each wear special blinders and each have special virtues. In a well-ordered polity, the authors conclude, politicians articulate society’s dreams and bureaucrats bring them gingerly to earth.

Author : Leon D. Epstein
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1980-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0878557164

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Political Parties in Western Democracies by Leon D. Epstein Pdf

Presents a brilliant, persuasive case that American political parties, so often dismissed as immature or ineffective compared with their European counterparts, are in fact old and durable political organizations, seriving well the needs of a pluralistic society. What chiefly distinguishes this work is the inclusion of considerable material on American partics in a comparative context to the analysis of British, Scandinavian, European, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand political parties.

Author : Samuel Henry Barnes,Max Kaase
Publisher : Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015007019170

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Political Action by Samuel Henry Barnes,Max Kaase Pdf

Offers a study of conventional and unconventional political behaviour in five developed nations. Drawing on survey data from Britain, Holland, West Germany, the United States and Austria, this work seeks to explain the waves of political protest that swept through the advanced industrial democracies in the late 1960s.

Author : Samuel J. Eldersveld
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367166771

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Local Elites in Western Democracies by Samuel J. Eldersveld Pdf

This book provides a clear, candid picture of urban political leaders' political and social backgrounds, their perceptions of problems, their political values, and their past and current experience in mobilizing support for their policies in Western democracies.

Author : A. Arwine,L. Mayer
Publisher : Palgrave Pivot
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349455172

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The Changing Basis of Political Conflict in Advanced Western Democracies by A. Arwine,L. Mayer Pdf

Political conflict in Western democracies has traditionally emerged from politics rooted in competing ideologies and interests. With the rise of politics of identity, political conflict is morphing as political parties align themselves with identities, rather than ideologies or interests.

Author : Leon D. Epstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000678642

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Political Parties in Western Democracies by Leon D. Epstein Pdf

Presents a brilliant, persuasive case that American political parties, so often dismissed as immature or ineffective compared with their European counterparts, are in fact old and durable political organizations, serving well the needs of a pluralistic society. What chiefly distinguishes this work is the inclusion of considerable material on American parties in a comparative context to the analysis of British, Scandinavian, European, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand political parties.

Author : Robert A. Dahl,Ian Shapiro,Jose Antonio Cheibub
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0262541475

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The Democracy Sourcebook by Robert A. Dahl,Ian Shapiro,Jose Antonio Cheibub Pdf

The Democracy Sourcebook offers a collection of classic writings and contemporary scholarship on democracy, creating a book that can be used by undergraduate and graduate students in a wide variety of courses, including American politics, international relations, comparative politics, and political philosophy. The editors have chosen substantial excerpts from the essential theorists of the past, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Stuart Mill, Alexis de Tocqueville, and the authors of The Federalist Papers; they place them side by side with the work of such influential modern scholars as Joseph Schumpeter, Adam Przeworski, Seymour Martin Lipset, Samuel P. Huntington, Ronald Dworkin, and Amartya Sen. The book is divided into nine self-contained chapters: "Defining Democracy," which discusses procedural, deliberative, and substantive democracy; "Sources of Democracy," on why democracy exists in some countries and not in others; "Democracy, Culture, and Society," about cultural and sociological preconditions for democracy; "Democracy and Constitutionalism," which focuses on the importance of independent courts and a bill of rights; "Presidentialism versus Parliamentarianism"; "Representation," discussing which is the fairest system of democratic accountability; "Interest Groups"; "Democracy's Effects," an examination of the effect of democracy on economic growth and social inequality; and finally, "Democracy and the Global Order" discusses the effects of democracy on international relations, including the propensity for war and the erosion of national sovereignty by transnational forces.

Author : Canada. Library of Parliament. Research Branch,Gerald Schmitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Opposition (Political science)
ISBN : OCLC:682808748

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The Opposition in a Parliamentary System by Canada. Library of Parliament. Research Branch,Gerald Schmitz Pdf

Author : Holger Albrecht
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215499133

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Contentious Politics in the Middle East by Holger Albrecht Pdf

"A fine collection of empirically rich and thoughtful studies on a topic of considerable interest. Its fine-grained analyses of individual countries, organizations, and episodes of regime-opposition interaction make an important contribution to our understanding of authoritarian rule in the Middle East and beyond."--David Waldner, University of Virginia "Clearly addresses a gap in the literature on Middle East politics by focusing on various oppositions within different countries of the region. Deepens understanding of the concepts of opposition and contentious politics within authoritarian political systems."--Nicola Pratt, University of Warwick Scholarship examining the governments in the Middle East and North Africa rarely focuses on opposition movements, since those countries tend to be ruled by a centralized, often authoritarian government. However, even in an oppressive state, there are civil society and oppositional forces at work. The contributors to Contentious Politics in the Middle East reveal how such forces emerge and are manifested in nondemocratic states across the region. In most cases, the essays offer a comparative perspective, highlighting similarities across political borders. Providing historical context for current events, they examine the sociopolitical situations in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Algeria and analyze the role of Islam in Arab states' governments and in the opposition movements to them. They also demonstrate that not all opposition forces propose the overthrow of authority and point out the various forms opposition takes in societies that leave little room for political activism. The contributors to the volume are drawn from countries across three continents and bring backgrounds in political science, conflict resolution, and history. Challenging the assertion that state-society relations are limited to coercive top-down arrangements in authoritarian regimes, the book will inspire debate on the topic of contentious political participation within the region as well as in similar settings throughout the world.

Author : Robert Rohrschneider,Jacques Thomassen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 731 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192558695

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The Oxford Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies by Robert Rohrschneider,Jacques Thomassen Pdf

The Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies offers a state-of-the-art assessment of the functioning of political representation in liberal democracies. In 34 chapters the world's leading scholars on the various aspects of political representation address eight broad themes: The concept and theories of political representation, its history and the main requisites for its development; elite orientations and behavior; descriptive representation; party government and representation; non-electoral forms of political participation and how they relate to political representation; the challenges to representative democracy originating from the growing importance of non-majoritarian institutions and social media; the rise of populism and its consequences for the functioning of representative democracy; the challenge caused by economic and political globlization: what does it mean for the functioning of political representation at the national leval and is it possible to develop institutions of representative democracy at a level above the state that meet the normative criteria of representative democracy and are supported by the people? The various chapters offer a comprehensive review of the literature on the various aspects of political representation. The main organizing principle of the Handbook is the chain of political representation, the chain connecting the interests and policy preferences of the people to public policy via political parties, parliament, and government. Most of the chapters assessing the functioning of the chain of political representation and its various links are based on original comparative political research. Comparative research on political representation and its various subfields has developed dramatically over the last decades so that even ten years ago a Handbook like this would have looked totally different.