Political Class in Advanced Democracies A Comparative Handbook

Name: Political Class in Advanced Democracies A Comparative Handbook
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ISBN: 9780199260362

ISBN-10: 0199260362

ISBN-13: 9780199260362

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jens Borchert, Jï¿½rgen Zeiss, Jï¿½rgen Zeiss

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Professional politicians have increasingly come under public attack in most democratic countries. Yet they have received surprisingly little systematic attention in political science. This book demonstrates that there are both striking similarities between professional politicians in different countries and notable national peculiarities. The introduction develops a common conceptual framework for the chapters to follow. Using Mosca's term and Weber's seminal insights it reconstructs the concept of political class to grasp the degree of common interests shared by politicians of different parties and in different institutions. Thereby, it presents an innovative perspective on politicians.…

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List price: $300.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/12/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 440
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English



The Political Class in Advanced Democracies


The Political Class in Advanced Democracies


Acknowledgements


List of Figures


List of Tables


List of Contributors



Professional Politicians: Towards a Comparative Perspective


References



Australia: Party Politicians as a Political Class


References


References



Canada: Political Careers Between Executive Hopes and Constituency Work


References



Denmark: Professionalism in an Egalitarian Political Culture



Finland: From Political Amateurs to Political Class


References


References


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Great Britain: From the Prevalence of the Amateur to the Dominance of the Professional Politician


Conclusion



Ireland: Party Loyalists with a Personal Base



Israel: Community, State, and Market in the Shaping of the Political Class


References


References


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New Zealand: Parliamentary Careers and Electoral Reform



Norway: Professionalization-party-Oriented and Constituency-Based


References



Portugal: The Patrimonial Heritage and the Emergence of a Democratic Political Class



Spain: A Textbook Case of Partitocracy


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Sweden: Between Participation Ideal and Professionalism


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Switzerland: The Militia Myth and Incomplete Professionalization


References


Subject Index