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Democracy and Institutions - The Life Work of Arend Lijphart (Hardcover)
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Institutions are the channels of political power. This volume
explores Arend Lijphart's life work--the design of political
institutions. All the contributors to this volume share the
fundamental insight that the design of political institutions
matters in how democracies work.
The essays in this volume offer both theoretical insights into the
context and implications of Lijphart's ideas and empirical
exploration of the ideas. Two chapters by Thomas Koelble and Andrew
Reynolds examine and apply Lijphart's insights to South Africa,
while another study by Jack Nagel explores the fascinating
institutional changes taking place in New Zealand. Essays by
Bernard Grofman and Rein Taagepera examine Lijphart's work from a
theoretical perspective and place Lijphart's work in the wider
neo-institutionalist school of thought. Milton Esman applies the
principle of power-sharing to mobilized communities, not only in
democratic societies but also to those which are governed by
authoritarian rule. Bingham Powell offers an empirical approach to
the crucial question of the connection between political
institutions and responsiveness of policy-makers. Markus M. L.
Crepaz and Vicki Birchfield argue that in this age of
globalization, countries with consensual political institutions
will not only systematically refract the pressures of globalization
but will be able to absorb the domestic consequences of
globalization more successfully than majoritarian countries.
Finally, Arend Lijphart responds to the arguments made in these
essays, extending and adding novel concepts and insights to his
conceptual framework.
The book will be of interest to political scientists, lawyers, and
sociologists who study institutions, the impact of electoral
systems, and constitutional design. In addition, those who study
"globalization" will be attracted by the relevance of domestic
political institutions and their refractory effects as the tides of
globalization wash against the domestic shores.
Markus M. L. Crepaz is Associate Professor of Political Science,
University of Georgia. Thomas A. Koelble is Associate Professor of
Political Science, University of Miami. David Wilsford is President
and Professor, the Institute for American Universities.
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Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2000 |
First published: |
June 2000 |
Editors: |
Markus M.L. Crepaz
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Dimensions: |
230 x 160 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-11126-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-472-11126-4 |
Barcode: |
9780472111268 |
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