Political Parties and Political Systems (eBook, PDF)

The Concept of Linkage Revisited
Redaktion: Rómmele, Andrea; Farrell, David M.; Ignazi, Piero

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Produktbeschreibung

Since its release in 1980, Kay Lawson's Political Parties and Linkage: A Comparative Perspective has become a classic text in the field of political science. In her groundbreaking work Lawson approaches linkage from an angle left unexplored by her predecessors. Her thinking filled in the systematic and theoretical void by envisioning political parties as the link between citizens and policy makers. This collection of essays by leading political scientists reflects on Lawson's concept of linkage, its theory, and its application over the last quarter century. The work is divided into two sections, the first covers linkage's impact on party research and the second focuses on its application in general political science. The first looks at such topics as the evolution and intellectual development of Lawson's concept through social actors, policy responsiveness, and multi-layer politics. The second handles issues like globalization, the relation of state and society, the European Union and it's proposed constitutional reform, and the cross-cultural significance of linkage in such countries as India. The book concludes with an illuminating chapter by Lawson that responds to the featured themes and explains her current views on linkage and democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313068607
• Artikelnr.: 72334039

Autorenporträt

Andrea Rómmele is a research fellow at the MZES, University of Mannheim. David M. Farrell is professor and head of politics (GIPP) at the University of Manchester. Piero Ignazi is professor of comparative politics at the University of Bologna.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: The Concept of Linkage Revisited by Andrea Rommele, David M.
Farrell, and Piero Ignazi Parties and Linkage Linkage, or What Else? The
Place of Linkage Theory in the Study of Political Parties by Peter H. Merkl
The Prevalence of "Linkage-by-Reward" in Contemporary Parties by Piero
Ignazi, David M. Farrell, and Andrea Rommele Linkage Processes in Party
Networks by Mildred Schwartz French Political Parties and Linkage by
Colette Ysmal Pinball Wizards: Political Parties and Democratic
Representation in the Changing Institutional Architecture of European
Politics by Kris Deschouwer Transitionalization and Citizen Links Elites
With(out) Linkage in the New Millennium: A Challenge to Elite Theory by Eva
Etzioni-Halevy State-Society Linkage in an Era of Globalization: The Case
of India by Subrata Mitra Political Linkage in the EU by Hermann Schmitt
Conclusion Linkage and Democracy by kay Lawson