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Diskussionsgegenstand ist die Methode der Inhaltsanalyse in ihrer bisherigen Anwendung; zugleich wird ein neues, computerunterstütztes Programm dafür vorgestellt. Der Verfasser bestimmt die Mängel der Inhaltsanalyse und verweist auf die entscheidenden Vorzüge eines neuen Verfahrens, das in Köln und vor allem in Mannheim entwickelt worden ist (TEXTPACK). Ursachen der bisherigen kritischen Lage der Inhaltsanalyse sind demnach u.a. die Neigung zur Verwendung reduktionistischer Konzepte in der Sozialforschung und das Fehlen historischer und komplexer Mehr-Methoden-Ansätze. Entscheidende Schwäche der Inhaltsanalyse ist bis jetzt, "daß sie keinen gesicherten Bestand an Meßinstrumenten hervorgebracht hat, der in standardisierter und valider Weise soziale Realität beschreiben und damit konkurrierende theoretische Erklärungsansätze überprüfen konnte". TEXTPACK führt aus dieser Misere heraus, vor allem durch ein a priori operationalisiertes, generelles Klassifikationssystem und ein hochentwickeltes System von Meßinstrumenten. (HA)

The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems systematically deals with the question of the impact of institutions on political behaviour. It provides comparative data on the micro- and the macro-level to study electoral behaviour empirically across a broad range of institutional contexts. - ;Citizens living in presidential or parliamentary systems face different political choices as do voters casting votes in elections governed by rules of proportional representation or plurality. Political commentators seem to know how such rules influence political behaviour. They firmly believe, for example.

This volume is the definite statement on the current state of political science as a discipline in Western Europe. Detailfour chapters portray European developments. To know about the historical development, the organization of teaching and research, professional communication, and the chances of students of political science in the job market is of essential importance to political scientists, university administrators, and policy makers national, European, and global. This is particularly true after the Bologna Declaration when universities across Europe were asked to adopt (1) a system of easily readable and comparable degrees, (2) a system based on two cycles, (3) the establishment of a common system of credits, (4) to increase student and teacher mobility, (5) to assure quality standards, and (6) to improve the European dimension in teaching. The book informs on these general issues and reports country specific developments.

This book provides estimates of party positions, voter preferences and government policy from election programmes collected systematically for 51 countries from 1990 onwards. It provides these estimates directly for computer use on the CD ROM provided with it. The printed text provides documentation and suggests uses for the data. - ;This book is probably the most important source of evidence published up to now on the consolidation of democracy in Eastern Europe. It provides estimates of party positions, voter preferences and government policy from election programmes collected systematically.