Division and Cohesion in Democracy : A Study of Norway / Harry Eckstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eckstein, Harry, author.

Contributor:

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Center of International Studies.

Series:

Center for International Studies, Princeton University

Center for International Studies, Princeton University ; 1234

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Norway--Politics and government.

Norway.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

To understand what conditions make democracies stable or unstable, effective or ineffective, Professor Eckstein examines the stability and effectiveness of Norwegian democracy. He finds them both to be high. He then examines several theories derived from the study of other democracies or from comparative studies of other democratic and nondemocratic societies. Virtually all present an inadequate explanation of the Norwegian case, because the political divisions in Norway are the kind usually associated with instability and ineffectiveness of democratic rule. The author explains, however, that a profound sense of community exists despite the political cleavages.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Tables

Ι. Introduction: The Relevance of Norway

ΙΙ. Norway as a Stable Democracy

III. Political Divisions in Norway

IV. The Problem of Norwegian Political Cohesion

V. Norway as a "Community"

VI. The Origins of Community: A Speculation

VII. The Maintenance of Community: Social Interconnections

VIII. The Maintenance of Community: Social Authority Patterns- Forms

ΙΧ. Social Authority Patterns: Norms

X. Summary and Implications

APPENDIX A. Tables

APPENDIX B. A Theory of Stable Democracy

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

"Published for the Center of International Studies, Princeton University."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-05611-0

1-4008-6816-5

OCLC:

902958126