1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459478903321

Autore

Gauja Anika

Titolo

Political parties and elections : legislating for representative democracy / / Anika Gauja

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-07873-X

1-315-60120-6

1-317-07872-1

1-282-78574-5

9786612785740

0-7546-9409-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Election law, politics, and theory

Disciplina

342/.07

Soggetti

Political parties - Law and legislation

Campaign funds - Law and legislation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Public law, political parties and representative democracy: a framework for comparative analysis -- Political parties and constitutions -- The gradual legal recognition of political parties -- Requirements for party registration and internal organization -- Regulating party candidate selection contests -- Parties and the conduct of elections -- The public funding of election campaigns and political parties -- The private funding of election campaigns : regulating political donations and expenditures -- Parties in parliament: the independence of the legislature -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Political Parties and Elections presents a comparative analysis of the ways in which advanced industrial democracies - specifically the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand - seek to regulate the activities of political parties in electoral contests. Utilizing an interdisciplinary theoretical framework, author Anika Gauja surveys electoral law and ancillary legislation to analyze the case law that guides the interpretation of this legislation.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963958403321

Autore

Segre Sandro

Titolo

Talcott Parsons : an introduction / / Sandro Segre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, c2012

ISBN

0-7618-8271-5

1-280-65769-3

9786613634627

0-7618-5588-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Disciplina

301.092

301.0924

Soggetti

Sociology - History - 20th century

Sociology - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-133) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Chapter 01. The Conceptual Apparatus; Chapter 02. The First Period (1928-1937); Chapter 03. The Second Period (1938-1963); Chapter 04. The Third Period (1964-1979); Chapter 05. Research on Specific Themes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) is one of the most influential and best-known sociologists of the past century. This introduction dwells on Parsons' conceptual apparatus and offers a compendium of his research. His works are subdivided into three distinct periods, each characterized by specific concepts and theoretical developments. Parsons utilized his conceptual and theoretical frameworks to conduct several studies, which are presented here in detail. These studies focus on major sociological themes, such as power and influence, social stratification, ethnic groups, and the American educational