Handbook of comparative political institutions / edited by Adrian Vatter and Rahel Freiburghaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lorenz, Astrid

Contributor:

Vatter, Adrian, editor.

Freiburghaus, Rahel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative government.

Comparative government--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (538 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edward Elgar Monographs 2024

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comprehensive Handbook presents a broad range of theoretical, methodological and empirical perspectives on the comparative study of political institutions. Exploring cutting-edge developments in the field, it provides new insight into the significant diversity and impact of political institutions across space and time. Highlighting the omnipresence of political institutions in today's world, this Handbook covers both traditional and emerging institutions and traces the intricate relationships between them. Expert contributors analyse the design, functioning and transformation of political institutions, and identify their impacts on public policy, economic development and the quality of democracy. Adopting a holistic approach, they examine the foundations of the field alongside a carefully curated set of institutional case studies. The Handbook also outlines a forward-looking research agenda for the field, demonstrating how new theories and methodologies can be leveraged to further advance the comparative study of political institutions. Providing an accessible overview of one of the founding pillars of political science, the Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of international politics and public policy. It is also an important read for practitioners seeking to craft political systems that align with the demands and expectations of contemporary citizens.

Contents:

Figures Tables Contributors 1. Introduction: past, present, and future of the comparative study of political institutions Part I Theoretical and methodological foundations of the comparative study of political institutions 2. Classical institutional theories and institutional change 3. An interpretive perspective on political institutions 4. Qualitative-comparative, set-theoretic and case-based methods 5. Politometrics: quantitative methods 6. Experiments in and on political institutions 7. Textual data, data collection, and (computational) data analysis 8. Data and data sets Part II Political institutions in comparative perspective 9. Electoral systems and the personal vote 10. Party (system) institutionalization and the institutions of democratic polities 11. Democratic governance and the institutionalization of interest group representation 12. Social movements 13. Digital media and digital media systems 14. Political executives 15. Bureaucracy and public administrations 16. Legislatures and legislative behaviour 17. Bicameralism 18. Direct democracy 19. Deliberative mini-publics 20. Federalism and federal systems 21. Regional political institutions 22. Judiciary and judicial behaviour 23. Constitutions and the rule of law Part III Dynamics, interactions, and effects of comparative political institutions 24. Development and decline of democracies: the role of institutional factors 25. How forms of government shape models of democracy and their vulnerability to backsliding 26. Power concentration and power diffusion: a new typology of political-institutional patterns of democracy 27. Political institutions and public policy 28. Political institutions and economic development 29. Political institutions and the corruption of politics 30. Political institutions and political support Part IV Outlook 31. Is there an institutional theory of comparative politics? Can there be?

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781803929095

180392909X