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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154683703321

Autore

Magone Jose M (Jose Maria), <1962-, >

Titolo

The statecraft of consensus democracies in a turbulent world : a comparative study of Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland / / Jose M. Magone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-40786-8

1-315-40784-1

1-315-40785-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Routledge research in comparative politics

Disciplina

320.3094

Soggetti

Democracy - Austria

Democracy - Benelux countries

Democracy - Switzerland

Consensus (Social sciences) - Austria

Consensus (Social sciences) - Benelux countries

Consensus (Social sciences) - Switzerland

Austria Politics and government

Benelux countries Politics and government

Switzerland Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The statecraft of consensus democracies -- 2. The creation and development of consensus democracies -- 3. Constitutional change in consensus democracies -- 4. Society and civic culture -- 5. The Americanisation of electoral and party politics -- 6. Patterns of government in consensus democracies -- 7. The institutional performance of parliaments in consensus democracies -- 8. Regional and local patterns in consensus democracies -- 9. The changing political economy of consensus democracies -- 10. Consensus democracies as the model for European and global governance.

Sommario/riassunto

Taking a multi-dimensional and multi-spatial approach, this book examines the consensus democracies of Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg,



the Netherlands and Switzerland over the past 40 years. It examines how these democracies have been transformed by Europeanization and globalization yet are able to maintain political stability.