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The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science is a clear and lively introduction to the terminology of political science for students and general readers. The book comprises rigorous definitions and explanations of key terms (eg marxism) presented in an engaging style, cross-referenced, and easily accessible to readers new to the subject. It includes short biographies of the most eminent writers in the discipline - both classical (eg Mill) and modern (eg Hayek). The book is unique in combining a single author's overview and minimal assumptions about the reader's prior knowledge of the discipline. Major entries include short bibliographies for those who wish to pursue topics further. This dictionary is invaluable as a reference tool as well as a book to be read in its own right

It is commonplace that political power is becoming more centralized and remote. This ground breaking book argues that this happened through a slow development which began before globalisation.

Commentators have been divided about the degree to which democracy can be reconciled with the existence of elites. Some have seen them as a threat to democracy; others, the "democratic elitists," have perceived their autonomy as a necessary ingredient of a democratic polity. This article contends that it is not possible to generalize about the attitude of elites to democracy. Some of them, like the military, by virtue of their functions, have values which are unlikely to foster democracy; others have values and procedures which are congenial to the democratic ethos. Elite autonomy cannot be a meta-principle of democracy.

Abstract. This article attempts to examine the supposed causal connection between capitalism and democracy as assumed by Schumpeter, among others. An intellectual link might be traceable to the Utilitarians; but no causal connection between corporate capitalism and democracy emerges. In general they are separate concepts. Any indirect association arises from their 'liberal' roots.

Evaluates the supposed causal connection between capitalism & democracy as assumed by Joseph A. Schumpeter (1941), among others. An intellectual link might be traceable to the Utilitarians, but no causal connection between corporate capitalism & democracy emerges. In general, they are separate concepts; any indirect association arises from their liberal roots. 55 References. Adapted from the source document.

Abstract. A familiar theme in contemporary democratic theory is that of the 'crisis of democracy', but it can be misleading to approach the subject through equilibrium analysis. An examination of occasions on which democracy has been terminated illustrates that military coups and foreign invasion feature predominantly. Where democracy is of long standing, foreign invasion has been much more likely than extremism to be the cause. Cultural and ethnic cleavages may call for special institutional arrangements, though often they may prevent democracy being set up at all. Ideological and socio‐economic conflict, leading to public disorder, certainly preceded the interwar overthrow of democracy in Italy and Germany; but there were special features of their situations, and analogies between Weimar and the position of long‐standing democracies today are most inapposite. While there may be some disturbing aspects of modern democratic society, the 'crisis of democracy' literature vastly exaggerated their threat to the democratic process. Ordinary democratic citizens, with more stable attitudes than intellectuals, contribute greatly to the legitimacy of democratic regimes.