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Comparative Democratic Politics brings together a team of renowned international scholars to provide a comprehensive review of theory and research in this essential area of comparative study.A key aim to the book is to introduce and understand representative democracy as a political process and contemporary system of governance in need of constant attention and scrutiny.Four important themes include:?? the contribution of comparative politics as a distinct field within political science to our understanding of democracy, democratic politics and democratic theory?? what we can learn from a comparative analysis of the role, functioning and behaviour of the principal actors (electorate, parties and institutions) across nations?? the relationship between politics and public policy formation and processes of democratic decision-making and corresponding policy-making capacity?? how we measure contemporary democracy or democratic performance in both a procedural and material sense.Comparative Democratic Politics will afford new and important insights to the contemporary study of representative democracy. It will be essential reading for all students and academics of political science and public policy seeking a deeper understanding of both the world's so called established and emerging democracies. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Democracy is the most widely used way of organizing politics in the contemporary world. Comparative Democratic Politics brings together a team of renowned international scholars to provide a comprehensive review of theory and research in this essential area of comparative study. A key aim to the book is to introduce and understand representative democracy as a political process and contemporary system of governance in need of constant attention and scrutiny.Four important themes include: * the contribution of comparative politics as a distinct field within political science to our understanding of democracy, democratic politics and democratic theory * what we can learn from a comparative analysis of the role, functioning and behaviour of the principal actors (electorate, parties and institutions) across nations * the relationship between politics and public policy formation and processes of democratic decision-making and corresponding policy-making capacity * how we measure contemporary democracy or democratic performance in both a procedural and material sense Comparative Democratic Politics will afford new and important insights to the contemporary study of representative democracy. It will be essential reading for all students and academics of political science and public policy seeking a deeper understanding of both the world's so called established and emerging democracies. Author Biography As I had set out in my application my activities would be twofold: one, participating in and sharing the burden of the work-in-progress of the research activities of the theme group; secondly, I aimed at developing a fresh approach to 'political institutionalism', by elaborating 'rational choice' as a fundamental part of this, both theoretically and empirically.This has resulted in an edited book (with two chapters by me), another chapter in a book, and two articles published in international journals. In addition I presented my ideas in a lecture at NIAS on 21 March 1996 and shall present a paper in which the rational institutionalist approach is applied empirically in Geneva on 12 July 1996. Also other - and to some extent related - work has been done: writing two of the three chapters for a book on the "Methodology of Comparative Research in Political Science" together with P.J.M. Pennings en J. Kleinnijenhuis of the Free University, Amsterdam (the input of M. McDonald has been instrumental here); preparing an article for Acta Politica (together with I. Budge), working title: "How different is Dutch democracy?", which will be finished this summer and is based on part of the analyses done under the auspices of the theme group; presenting two papers at international conferences: ECPR in Oslo (Easter 1996) and UNESCO (23-25 May 1996) which can be considered a (partial) offspring of my research at NIAS. Table of Contents PART ONE: THE COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO DEMOCRACYThe Comparative Approach to Democracy - Hans KemanThe Development of the Study of Comparative Politics - Hans DaalderComparing Democracies - Hans Keman Theories and EvidencePART TWO: PARTIES AND GOVERNMENT IN DEMOCRACIESComparative Government and Democracy - Ian Budge et alVoters, Elections and Ideology in European Democracies - Paul PenningsIn the Aggregate - Peter Mair Mass Electoral Behaviour in Western Europe, 1950-2000PART THREE: DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIONInterest Intermediation - Klaus Armingeon The Cases of Consociational Democracy and CorporatismThe Impact of Political Parties, Constitutional Structures and Veto Players on Public Policy - Manfred G SchmidtComparative Politics and the Welfare State - Kees van Kersbergen and Uwe BeckerPART FOUR: THE POLITICAL PERFORMANCE OF DEMOCRACIESPolicy Performance in the Democratic State - Francis G Castles An Emergent Field of StudyDemocratic Performance - Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson Are There Institutional Effects?Democratic Institutions, Governance and Political Performance - Hans Keman with Malika A[um]it Mallouk Review "Well balanced in coverage . . . recommended for graduate students, researchers, and professionals." -- CHOICE Review Quote "Well balanced in coverage . . . recommended for graduate students, researchers, and professionals." Details ISBN0761954775 Short Title COMPARATIVE DEMOCRATIC POLITIC Pages 326 Language English ISBN-10 0761954775 ISBN-13 9780761954774 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 321.8 Illustrations Yes Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-05-31 Edited by Hans Keman Author Hans Keman Subtitle A Guide to Contemporary Theory and Research Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780761954774 Audience College/Higher Education UK Release Date 2002-03-27 AU Release Date 2002-03-27 NZ Release Date 2002-03-27 US Release Date 2002-03-27 Birth 1934 Affiliation Professor of Public Law, University of Cambridge Position Professor Qualifications OBE We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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