Driving Democracy
Do Power-Sharing Institutions Work?
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- Author: Pippa Norris, Harvard University, Massachusetts
- Date Published: September 2008
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- isbn: 9780521694803
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Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and refines the theory of consociationalism, taking account of the flood of contemporary innovations in power-sharing institutions that have occurred worldwide. The book classifies and compares four types of political institutions: the electoral system, parliamentary or presidential executives, unitary or federal states, and the structure and independence of the mass media. The study tests the potential advantages and disadvantages of each of these institutions for democratic governance. Cross-national time-series data concerning trends in democracy are analyzed for all countries worldwide since the early 1970s. Chapters are enriched by comparing detailed case studies. The mixed-method research design illuminates the underlying causal mechanisms by examining historical developments and processes of institutional change within particular nations and regions.
Read more- Mixed-method research design illuminates causal mechanisms underlying processes of institutional change
- Combines analysis of cross-national time-series data for all countries worldwide with a series of detailed paired case studies
- Updates and refines the theory of consociationalism
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'The scope of the book, combined with its methodological rigor, ensure that it will stand as an important contribution to the empirical study of democracy.' Journal of Politics
See more reviews'… [Norris'] book represents a fine example of comparative political analysis in the mould of Arend Lijphart's 1977 classic Democracy in Plural Societies.' Political Studies Review
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- Date Published: September 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521694803
- length: 320 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 155 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.45kg
- contains: 33 b/w illus. 20 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Do Power-Sharing Regimes Work?:
1. What drives democracy?
2. Evidence and methods
3. Democratic indicators and trends
4. Wealth and democracy
Part II. The Impact of Power-Sharing Institutions:
5. Electoral systems
6. Presidential and parliamentary executives
7. Federalism and decentralization
8. The fourth estate
Part III: Conclusions:
9. What works? Lessons for public policy.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Comparative Political Institutions
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