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In all societies, the quality of government institutions is of the
utmost importance for the well-being of its citizens. Problems like
high infant mortality, lack of access to safe water, unhappiness
and poverty are not primarily caused by a lack of technical
equipment, effective medicines or other types of knowledge
generated by the natural or engineering sciences. Instead, the
critical problem is that the majority of the world s population
live in societies that have dysfunctional government institutions.
Central issues discussed in the book include: how can good
government be conceptualized and measured, what are the effects of
'bad government' and how can the quality of government be improved?
Good Government will prove invaluable for students in political
science, public policy and public administration. Researchers in
political science and the social sciences, as well as policy
analysts working in government, international and independent
policy organizations will also find plenty to interest them in this
resourceful compendium. Contributors: E. Andersson, M. Bauhr, N.
Charron, C. Dahlstrom, M.A. Fardigh, S. Holmberg, V. Lapuente, S.I.
Lindberg, N. Nasiritousi, H. Oscarsson, A. Persson, B. Rothstein,
M. Samanni, M. Sjostedt, H.O. Stensota, J. Teorell, L. Wangnerud
The strength of partisanship is a matter of historic importance and
debate in modern democracies. Based on cutting-edge global data,
the Research Handbook on Political Partisanship argues that
partisanship is down, but not out, in contemporary societies.
Contributors focus on four key areas of research: the role and
importance of partisanship for democratic rule; how to measure and
secure data on partisanship; explanations of the origins and
development of partisanship; and the effects of partisanship on
citizens' attitudes and behaviours, and on the function of
democratic systems. Engaging with key contemporary debates, from
the rise of right-wing populist parties to the effects of
digitalization partisanship, this timely Research Handbook
highlights the significance of political partisanship not only in
the present but for the future of democracies internationally.
Featuring contributions from leading scholars, this book is
critical for graduate students of political science and sociology,
as well as for advanced researchers investigating elections and
electorates, voter trends and contemporary political parties.
Policymakers and political consultants will also benefit from its
insights into the political engagement of voters and the future of
party-based democracy. Contributors include: J.H. Aldrich, E.
Anduiza, A. Bankert, A. Bussing, L.M. Carius-Munz, R.J. Dalton, C.
Davies, F. Ecormier-Nocca, M.N. Franklin, R. Gibson, E. Gidengil,
K. Groenlund, E. Guntermann, O.T. Hardarson, S. Holmberg, M.
Hooghe, L. Huddy, S. Kosmidis, A. Krishmamurthy, M. Kroh, M.
Kroenke, G. Lutz, N. Madan, S.J. Mayer, R. Mattes, I. McAllister,
K. Mehling Ice, N. Nevitte, E.H. OEnnudottir, H. Oscarsson, R.
Pannico, K.M. Renberg, H.M. Ridge, M. Rosema, J. Sandor, N. Sauger,
A. Shehata, C. Shenga, M.R. Steenbergen, J. Stroemback, J.
Thomassen, S. Ward, A. Widfeldt, M. Yamada
This book uses Sweden as a test case to analyze how parliament and
elected representatives function in a representative democracy.
Despite the status of Scandinavian countries as perhaps the world's
most egalitarian societies, the book argues that the best summary
characterization of Swedish representative democracy is an elitist
system run from above. The book also argues that an individualist
representational model is relevant to the Swedish setting and most
likely, to other settings as well. Representative democracy is not
just party-based democracy - not even in a country with strong and
disciplined parties. The book takes a broad approach to the study
of political representation. It integrates into a single analytical
framework concepts and theories from neighbouring traditions such
as legislative behaviour, opinion formation and interest
organizations. The study is based on a comprehensive set of data,
including three surveys of the Members of the Swedish Parliament,
corresponding voter surveys and content analysis of mass media and
parliamentary records.
This book uses Sweden as a test case to analyze how parliament and
elected representatives function in a representative democracy.
Despite the status of Scandinavian countries as perhaps the world's
most egalitarian societies, the book argues that the best summary
characterization of Swedish representative democracy is an elitist
system run from above. The book also argues that an individualist
representational model is relevant to the Swedish setting and most
likely, to other settings as well. Representative democracy is not
just party-based democracy - not even in a country with strong and
disciplined parties. The book takes a broad approach to the study
of political representation. It integrates into a single analytical
framework concepts and theories from neighbouring traditions such
as legislative behaviour, opinion formation and interest
organizations. The study is based on a comprehensive set of data,
including three surveys of the Members of the Swedish Parliament,
corresponding voter surveys and content analysis of mass media and
parliamentary records.
In all societies, the quality of government institutions is of the
utmost importance for the well-being of its citizens. Problems like
high infant mortality, lack of access to safe water, unhappiness
and poverty are not primarily caused by a lack of technical
equipment, effective medicines or other types of knowledge
generated by the natural or engineering sciences. Instead, the
critical problem is that the majority of the world s population
live in societies that have dysfunctional government institutions.
Central issues discussed in the book include: how can good
government be conceptualized and measured, what are the effects of
'bad government' and how can the quality of government be improved?
Good Government will prove invaluable for students in political
science, public policy and public administration. Researchers in
political science and the social sciences, as well as policy
analysts working in government, international and independent
policy organizations will also find plenty to interest them in this
resourceful compendium. Contributors: E. Andersson, M. Bauhr, N.
Charron, C. Dahlstrom, M.A. Fardigh, S. Holmberg, V. Lapuente, S.I.
Lindberg, N. Nasiritousi, H. Oscarsson, A. Persson, B. Rothstein,
M. Samanni, M. Sjostedt, H.O. Stensota, J. Teorell, L. Wangnerud
Originally published in 1988, this book asks the question, how does
the political system affect the behaviour of individuals? Donald
Granberg and Soeren Holmberg use long-term cross-sectional and
panel national surveys of electorates in two very different
democratic systems - Sweden and the United States - to examine an
issue that has implications for our understanding of both social
and psychological processes and also political systems in general.
Their interdisciplinary and comparative survey considers such
topics as ideological perception of abstract and concrete issues at
the party and individual level; the polarisation, interrelation and
transitivity of attitudes; the relationship between intention and
behaviour; and the ways in which behaviour may be predicted. The
book offers a detailed and convincing analysis of the interaction
of political context with social psychological processes. It will
be of interest not only to social, political and comparative
psychologists, but also to all researchers with an interest in
electoral behaviour.
The book offers a comparative analysis of policy representation in five Western Democracies: France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA.
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