Comparative Democratic Politics: A Guide to Contemporary Theory and Research

ISBN-13: 9780761954767 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 326 str.

Hans Keman

Opis

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.

Four major themes covered are:

A the contribution of comparative politics as a distinct field within political science to our understanding of democracy, democratic politics and democratic theory

A what we can learn from a comparative analysis of the role, functioning and behaviour of the principal actors (electorate, parties and institutions) across nations

A the relationship between politics and public policy formation and processes of democratic decision-making and corresponding policy-making capacity

A how we measure contemporary democracy or democratic performance in both a procedural and material sense.

Comparative Democratic Politics will be essential reading for all students and academics of political science and public policy."