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OverviewIn ""Politics of Democratic Consolidation"", Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther and their co-authors showed how democratization unfolded in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain, culminating in consolidated democratic regimes. This volume continues that analysis, posing the basic question: What kind of democratic politics emerged in those countries? It presents systematic analyses of the basic institutions of government and of the dynamics of electoral competition in the four countries (set in comparative context alongside several other democracies), as well as detailed studies of the evolution of the major parties, their electorates, their ideologies and their performances in government over the last 20 years of the 20th century. The authors reach two major conclusions. First, the new democracies' salient features are moderation, centripetalism, and the democratization of erstwhile antisystem parties on the Right and Left. Second, no single ""Southern European model"" has emerged; the systems differ from one another about as much as do the other established democracies of Europe. The contributors include: Thomas C. Bruneau, Arend Lijphart, Leonardo Morlino, Risa A. Brooks, Jose R. Montero, Giacomo Sani, Paolo Segatti, Gianfranco Pasquino, and others. Full Product DetailsAuthor: P. Nikiforos Diamandouros , Richard Gunther (Ohio State University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780801865183ISBN 10: 0801865182 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 06 August 2001 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews<p> Beyond its specific substantive merits, this volume represents a further important contribution to the fulfilment of the goals that the Committee on Southern Europe -- and thei nformal network of arious scholars built around it -- had set for themselves in the late 1970s: this is to foster research on the political peculiarities of these countries and to integrate local scholarship and competence into the broader international theoretical dbate. This volume is a further achievement in setting Southern Europe on the map of comparative politics. -- Stefano Bartolini, Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans Of uniformly high quality, these essays are notable in two respects. [They] are explicitly comparative, thus ensuring intellectual coherence and the prospect of theory building and hypothesis testing. The chapters are also empirically rich, drawing on numerous surveys as well as a voluminous secondary literature... The series has become a become an essential source for understanding the evolution of this important region. Choice Beyond its specific substantive merits, this volume represents a further important contribution to the fulfilment of the goals that the Committee on Southern Europe-and thei nformal network of arious scholars built around it-had set for themselves in the late 1970s: this is to foster research on the political peculiarities of these countries and to integrate local scholarship and competence into the broader international theoretical dbate. This volume is a further achievement in setting Southern Europe on the map of comparative politics. -- Stefano Bartolini Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans <p>Beyond its specific substantive merits, this volume represents a further important contribution to the fulfilment of the goals that the Committee on Southern Europe -- and thei nformal network of arious scholars built around it -- had set for themselves in the late 1970s: this is to foster research on the political peculiarities of these countries and to integrate local scholarship and competence into the broader international theoretical dbate. This volume is a further achievement in setting Southern Europe on the map of comparative politics.--Stefano Bartolini Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans Author InformationP. Nikiforos Diamandouros is a professor of political science at the University of Athens. Richard Gunther is a professor of political science at Ohio State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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