"'It is rare for a book these days to seek to review and draw together the whole range of what political scientists - in many different countries and with many different interests - actually do. Given the divisions in the discipline between quantitative and qualitative, description and theorising, empirical and normative, it is difficult to develop an integrated and coherent discussion, let alone do it well and in sufficient detail to be ..."
"This is an immensely helpful book for students starting their own research… an excellent introduction to the comparative method giving an authoritative overview over the research process - Klaus Armingeon, University of Bern Doing Research in Political Science is the book for mastering the comparative method in all the social sciences - Jan-Erik Lane, University of Geneva This book has established itself as a concise and well-readable ..."
Parties and Democracy(Updated) Coalition Formation and Government Functioning in Twenty States (Comparative Politics) by Ian Budge, HansKeman Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1993 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-827925-9, ISBN: 0-19-827925-6
"This book examines the actual behavior of 400 governments in 20 postwar democracies (including those of Western Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Israel) to determine how political parties operate and shape the special characteristics of individual governments. It concludes that parties do function more or less as modern democratic theory says they should, and provides an understanding of democratic government and its m ..."
"This truly comparative volume examines the "life cycle" of party governments in Europe from 1990 onwards, and analyses its role and function in contemporary European parliamentary democracies. The life and the performance of party governments in Europe became more and more volatile and publicly contested. In some cases, it has even challenge the democratic quality of the state. This book presents comparative analyses of party government ..."
"The study of social and popular movements continues to attract great interest, but little is known of political activity which takes place outside of traditional political structures. Tnis volume looks at informal political action which arises when conventional frameworks, such as those provided by welfare states, are in crisis or decline. At such times the usual expectations about politcal action may not apply, so what actually goes on ..."
"'Any student undertaking a politics degree at graduate level will find this book an indispensible introduction to the subject they are approaching and it will also be useful for teachers seeking to orientate themselves within the discipline as a whole. This is particularly true because of the supporting detail the book provides and the way it links up technical exposition to fundamental philosophical questions. From a student point of v ..."
"The Politics of Problem-solving in Postwar Democracies focuses explicitly on the way in which and the extent to which public policy formation in multi-party systems can be both effective and legitimate; effective in finding solutions for societal problems which are beyond the citizens capacity; and legitimate in formulating policies that are acceptable to most involved. Cross-national variations in the way political institutions work an ..."
"... Van der Herten, B., M. van Meerten and G. Verbeugt (eds) (2001), Sporen in ... S. (2000), Private spoorwegen in België, 1830–1914. Een dynamische ... Themsche, G. (2001), Het Interbellum, een scharnierperiode voor de Belgische spoorwegen ..."
Social Democracy A Comparative Account of the Left-Wing Party Family by HansKeman 244 Pages, Published 2017 by Taylor & Francis ISBN-13: 978-1-351-67942-8, ISBN: 1-351-67942-2
"5.4 Office- and policy-seeking performance of Social Democracy -- 5.5 The use of public powers through government by Social Democracy -- 6 The use of public powers: Social Democratic policy formation and policy performance -- 6.1 ..."
"Hans Keman. Inglehart, R., Culture Shift in Advanced Industrial Society (
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990). ... Keman, J.E., Over
politicologie: maatschappelijke conflicten en politieke consensus als paradox (
Amsterdam: Vrije ..."
"Biemer, P. and L. Lyberg (2003), Introduction to Survey Quality, New York: Wiley.
Brady, H.E. (2000), 'Contributions of survey research to political science', Journal
of Political Science and Politics, 33 (1), 47–57. Bradburn, N., S. Sudman and B.
Wansink (2004), Asking Questions: The Definitive Guide to Questionnaire Design
– for Market Research, Political Polls and Social and Health Questionnaires, San
Francisco, CA: John Wiley a ..."
"Castles, F.G. and Mair, P. (1984) 'Left-right political scales: some “expert”
judgements', European Journal of Political Research, 12(1): 73–88. Castles ...
Cerami, A. and Vanhuysse, P. (2009b) 'Introduction', in A. Cerami and P.
Vanhuysse (eds) ..."
"... the European Union Dialogues, comparisons and new research directions
Edited by Alex WarleighLack, Nick Robinson and Ben Rosamond Politics of
Religion in Western Europe Edited by Francois Foret and Xabier Itcaina Ageing
Populations in Post—industrial Democracies Comparative studies of policies and
politics Edited by Pieter Vanhuysse and Achim Goerres New Participatory
Dimensions in Civil Society Professionalization and individu ..."
"A pioneering textbook which explains the dynamics of politics across Europe in the post-Cold war era. Comparing democratisation, transition to a market economy and increasing economic and political integration in the countries of central and eastern Europe with experiences in Scandinavia, and southern and western Europe, the book provides a wealth of information and analysis on the state of Europe at the end of a momentous century of Eu ..."
Comparative European Politics Parties and Democracy : Coalition Formation and Government Functioning in Twenty States : Coalition Formation and Government Functioning in Twenty States by Ian Budge, HansKeman Published 1993 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-152088-4, ISBN: 0-19-152088-8
"Parties and Democracy studies the actual behaviour of some four hundred governments in twenty post-war democracies."
Comparative Democratic Politics A Guide to Contemporary Theory and Research by HansKeman 326 Pages, Published 2002 by Sage ISBN-13: 978-1-4129-3261-5, ISBN: 1-4129-3261-0
"Coalition Formation and Government Functioning in 20 States (1993, with Hans
Keman), and Mapping Policy ... politics – in particular European politics in the
area of political development and political parties in democracies – and on Dutch
... Among his books are Parties, Policies, and Democracy(1994, with Hans-Dieter
Klingemann, Ian Budge and others) ... In 1996 van Kersbergen was awarded the
Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Soc ..."
"Democracy is the most widely used way of organizing politics in the contemporary world. Comparative Democratic Politics brings together a team of renowned international scholars to provide a comprehensive review of theory and research in this essential area of comparative study. A key aim to the book is to introduce and understand representative democracy as a political process and contemporary system of governance in need of constant ..."
"This volume assesses the importance of international organisations in global governance during the last ten years. The prestigious team of international contributors seek to determine the ways in which IO's contribute to the solution of global problems by influencing international decision-making in ways that go beyond the lowest common denominator of national interests."
Private Groups and Public Life(1st Edition) Social Participation and Political Involvement in Representative Democracies (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science) by HansKeman, Jan Van Deth Hardcover, 262 Pages, Published 1997 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-16955-4, ISBN: 0-415-16955-0
"This book focuses on the changing relationship between social and political involvement in Western Europe. Empirical case studies examine how new social movements interact with conventional political structures as individuals and groups experiment with new forms of political expression. The results indicate not a declining, but a changing democratic culture."