The Comparative Method
In: Theory and Methods in Political Science, S. 285-307
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In: Theory and Methods in Political Science, S. 285-307
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 179-198
ISSN: 1460-3683
This article addresses the relationship between political decentralization and the organization of political parties in Great Britain and Spain, focusing on the Labour Party and the Socialist Party, respectively. It assesses two rival accounts of this relationship: Caramani's `nationalization of politics' thesis and Chhibber and Kollman's rational choice institutionalist account in their book The Formation of National Party Systems. It argues that both accounts are seriously incomplete, and on occasion misleading, because of their unwillingness to consider the autonomous role of political parties as advocates of institutional change and as organizational entities. The article develops this argument by studying the role of the British Labour Party and the Spanish Socialists in proposing devolution reforms, and their organizational and strategic responses to them. It concludes that the reductive theories cited above fail to capture the real picture, because parties cannot only mitigate the effects of institutional change, they are also the architects of these changes and shape institutions to suit their strategic ends.
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In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 179-198
ISSN: 1354-0688
In: Italian politics: a review ; a publication of the Istituto Cattaneo, Band 21, Heft 1
ISSN: 2326-7259
In: Mediterranean politics, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 109-115
ISSN: 1743-9418
In: Italian politics: a review ; a publication of the Istituto Cattaneo, Band 20, Heft 1
ISSN: 2326-7259
In: The Politics of Electoral Systems, S. 375-394
In: Mediterranean politics, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 109-115
ISSN: 1354-2982, 1362-9395
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In: Mediterranean politics, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 109-116
ISSN: 1354-2982, 1362-9395
In: International political science review: the journal of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) = Revue internationale de science politique, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 494-513
ISSN: 1460-373X
This article examines the conditions under which the United States foreign military bases become a contentious political issue in democratic base-hosting countries. Democratic consolidation, and in particular the institutionalization of the party system, reduces the incentives for political elites to mobilize domestic political support in opposition to foreign military presence. In the Spanish case, changes in the pattern of party competition explain why the basing issue was particularly contentious in domestic politics from 1981 to 1988, despite long-standing and profound public opposition to the use of the bases by the United States, and most recently in the 2003 Iraq campaign. Neither a public opinion explanation, focusing on anti-Americanism, nor a security-based explanation, focusing on the nature of bilateral security relations, can explain these same trends. The argument illuminates long-neglected important interactions in emerging democracies between party system dynamics and foreign policy positions and has important implications for determining the domestic political conditions under which overseas democratic countries will contest United States security hegemony.
In: International political science review: IPSR = Revue internationale de science politique : RISP, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 494-513
ISSN: 0192-5121
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In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 135-135
ISSN: 0048-5950
In: The British journal of politics & international relations: BJPIR, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 50-68
ISSN: 1467-856X
The European debate on the challenges of globalisation often degenerates into a contest between a purportedly 'Anglo-American' model of liberalised markets lacking a social dimension, and an inflexible 'European Social Model' of generous welfare provision but slow growth and high unemployment. We argue in this article that this is a false choice. Data on the comparative performance of European states in implementing the 'Lisbon Agenda' show that countries which perform well in terms of economic efficiency and liberalisation also perform well socially. Although combining efficiency and equity may be easier for some political economies than for others, we question the notion that European states are irrevocably 'locked in' to particular welfare regime types, suggesting instead that they are generally 'hybrids', and that successful reforms may be achieved even in the most unlikely cases.
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 135-152
ISSN: 1747-7107