ISBN:
9781461465881
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (X, 276 p. 9 illus., 5 illus. in color, digital)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Party governance and party democracy
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Party governance and party democracy
Keywords:
Social sciences
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Social Sciences
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Social sciences
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Partei
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Funktion
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Partei
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Struktur
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Funktion
Abstract:
Given the centrality of political parties in modern democracies, most research on these systems either directly address their internal functioning and activities or question their critical role. Political science has moved from describing institutions to the thorough analysis of behavior within these institutions and the interactions between them. The inevitable consequences of the maturing and institutionalization of the discipline of political science in many countries include the forming of sub-fields and specialized research communities. At the same time the number of democracies has vas
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Party Governance and Party Democracy; Abstract; 1.1…Party Democracy; 1.2…Contribution to the Study of Party Government; 1.3…Kaare Strøm and the Study of Party Government; References; 2 Government Formation in Parliamentary Democracies; Abstract; 2.1…Introduction; 2.2…History of the Field; 2.3…Major Lines of Research; 2.4…Recent Research Frontiers; 2.5…Conclusion; 3 How Parties Govern: Political Parties and the Internal Organization of Government; Abstract; 3.1…Introduction: Parties and Party Government; 3.2…Conflicting Ambitions as a Problem of Governing
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3.3…Single-Party Majority Government: The Ideal of Party Government?3.4…Single-Party Minority Government: Can Weakness Turn into Strength?; 3.5…Coalition Government: From Divergent Preferences to a Coherent Government Policy?; 3.6…Conclusion; References; 4 Economic Performance, Political Institutions and Cabinet Durability in 28 European Parliamentary Democracies, 1945--2011; Abstract; 4.1…Introduction; 4.2…The Study of Cabinet Durability: A Very Brief Review; 4.3…Links Between Economic Performance and Cabinet Durability; 4.3.1 The Cost of Early Elections
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4.3.2 The Cost of Non-electoral Cabinet Replacements4.4…Data, Methods and Research Design; 4.5…The Bivariate Link Between Economic Performance and Cabinet Survival; 4.6…Economic Performance, Structural Attributes and the Risk of Non-electoral Cabinet Replacements; 4.7…Economic Performance, Structural Attributes and the Risk of Early Elections; 4.8…Conclusions; 5 Electoral Responsiveness, Party Government, and the Imperfect Performance of Democratic Elections; Abstract; 5.1…What We Expect from Democratic Elections
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5.2…What Kind of Democratic Electoral Responsiveness? The Alternative Visions of Majoritarianism and Proportionality5.3…Electoral and Governmental Institutions and Electoral Responsiveness; 5.4…Electoral Responsiveness Itself as an Empirical Connection: Do Electorally Responsive Elections Result in Governments Producing Policies that Voters Want?; 5.5…Alternative Concepts of Responsiveness: Sensitivity to Sanctions; 5.6…Why Democratic Elections Perform Imperfectly; References; 6 Parties in Parliament: The Blurring of Opposition; Abstract; 6.1…Introduction; 6.2…Opposition in Two Arenas
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6.3…Opposition Parties Supporting the Government6.4…Governing Parties Opposing the Government; 6.5…Pseudo-Opposition; 6.6…Divided Government; 6.7…Trend and Consequences; 7 Parliamentary Party Groups: To Whom is the Midfield Accountable?; Abstract; 7.1…Introduction; 7.2…The Study of Parliamentary Party Groups and the Multiple Rationalities of MPs; 7.2.1 Four PPG Research Questions; 7.2.2 Varieties of Rationality Inside the PPGs; 7.3…PPGs as Principal and Agent; 7.3.1 Parliamentary Party Groups in the Line of Delegation; 7.3.2 A Two-Track Delegation Model
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7.4…Citizens Versus Voters: The Three Faces of Democracy
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Party Governance and Party Democracy; Abstract; 1.1…Party Democracy; 1.2…Contribution to the Study of Party Government; 1.3…Kaare Strøm and the Study of Party Government; References; 2 Government Formation in Parliamentary Democracies; Abstract; 2.1…Introduction; 2.2…History of the Field; 2.3…Major Lines of Research; 2.4…Recent Research Frontiers; 2.5…Conclusion; 3 How Parties Govern: Political Parties and the Internal Organization of Government; Abstract; 3.1…Introduction: Parties and Party Government; 3.2…Conflicting Ambitions as a Problem of Governing
Description / Table of Contents:
3.3…Single-Party Majority Government: The Ideal of Party Government?3.4…Single-Party Minority Government: Can Weakness Turn into Strength?; 3.5…Coalition Government: From Divergent Preferences to a Coherent Government Policy?; 3.6…Conclusion; References; 4 Economic Performance, Political Institutions and Cabinet Durability in 28 European Parliamentary Democracies, 1945--2011; Abstract; 4.1…Introduction; 4.2…The Study of Cabinet Durability: A Very Brief Review; 4.3…Links Between Economic Performance and Cabinet Durability; 4.3.1 The Cost of Early Elections
Description / Table of Contents:
4.3.2 The Cost of Non-electoral Cabinet Replacements4.4…Data, Methods and Research Design; 4.5…The Bivariate Link Between Economic Performance and Cabinet Survival; 4.6…Economic Performance, Structural Attributes and the Risk of Non-electoral Cabinet Replacements; 4.7…Economic Performance, Structural Attributes and the Risk of Early Elections; 4.8…Conclusions; 5 Electoral Responsiveness, Party Government, and the Imperfect Performance of Democratic Elections; Abstract; 5.1…What We Expect from Democratic Elections
Description / Table of Contents:
5.2…What Kind of Democratic Electoral Responsiveness? The Alternative Visions of Majoritarianism and Proportionality5.3…Electoral and Governmental Institutions and Electoral Responsiveness; 5.4…Electoral Responsiveness Itself as an Empirical Connection: Do Electorally Responsive Elections Result in Governments Producing Policies that Voters Want?; 5.5…Alternative Concepts of Responsiveness: Sensitivity to Sanctions; 5.6…Why Democratic Elections Perform Imperfectly; References; 6 Parties in Parliament: The Blurring of Opposition; Abstract; 6.1…Introduction; 6.2…Opposition in Two Arenas
Description / Table of Contents:
6.3…Opposition Parties Supporting the Government6.4…Governing Parties Opposing the Government; 6.5…Pseudo-Opposition; 6.6…Divided Government; 6.7…Trend and Consequences; 7 Parliamentary Party Groups: To Whom is the Midfield Accountable?; Abstract; 7.1…Introduction; 7.2…The Study of Parliamentary Party Groups and the Multiple Rationalities of MPs; 7.2.1 Four PPG Research Questions; 7.2.2 Varieties of Rationality Inside the PPGs; 7.3…PPGs as Principal and Agent; 7.3.1 Parliamentary Party Groups in the Line of Delegation; 7.3.2 A Two-Track Delegation Model
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7.4…Citizens Versus Voters: The Three Faces of Democracy
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-6588-1
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