LEADER 06048nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910970595103321 005 20171026195700.0 010 $a9786613159816 010 $a9781283159814 010 $a1283159813 010 $a9780472025503 010 $a0472025503 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.312561 035 $a(CKB)2550000000040198 035 $a(EBL)3414999 035 $a(OCoLC)923504194 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523996 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11327006 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523996 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10543435 035 $a(PQKB)10515875 035 $a(OCoLC)744350468 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9865 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.312561 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3414999 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10482191 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL315981 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3414999 035 $a(BIP)30607406 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000040198 100 $a20101012d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Madisonian turn $epolitical parties and parliamentary democracy in Nordic Europe /$fedited by Torbo?rn Bergman and Kaare Strom 210 1$aAnn Arbor :$cUniversity of Michigan Press,$dc2011. 215 $a1 online resource (428 p.) 225 1 $aNew comparative politics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780472117475 311 08$a0472117475 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aParliamentary democracies under siege / Kaare Strom and Torbjo?rn Bergman -- Nordic Europe in comparative perspective / Torbjo?rn Bergman and Kaare Strom -- Change and challenges of Danish parliamentary democracy / Erik Damgaard -- Finland : moving in the opposite direction / Tapio Raunio -- Iceland : dramatic shifts / Svanur Kristja?nsson and Indridi H. Indridason -- Norway : from Honsvaldian parliamentarism back to Madisonian roots / Hanne Marthe Narud and Kaare Strom -- Swedish democracy : crumbling parties, a feeble Riksdag, and technocratic power holders / Torbjo?rn Bergman and Niklas Bolin -- Parties and party systems in the north / Nicholas Aylott -- East-West conflict and Europeanization : international effects on democratic politics in the Nordic states / Cynthia Kite -- The Nordics : demanding citizens, complex politics / Torbjo?rn Bergman and Kaare Strom. 330 $a" The Madisonian Turn is an outstanding assessment of the functioning of democratic institutions in the Nordic countries. If democracy is in trouble in Scandinavia, then it is surely facing problems everywhere, so the book will be read carefully by those concerned about contemporary governance in all modern democracies." ---Michael Gallagher, Trinity College, Dublin "This welcome and timely re-evaluation of Nordic politics constitutes a major contribution to comparative government, and is likely to stand as the definitive treatment of politics in the region for many years to come." ---Peter Mair, European University Institute "This book is unique in its comparative scope and the wealth of information on the state of parliamentary democracy in the Nordic countries. It is particularly useful for the comparativists who do not come from these countries, because the original literature which it covers in detail is often not accessible for the English-speaking audience." ---Hanspeter Kriesi, University of Zurich "The strength of The Madisonian Turn is to interface detailed empirical evidence on the dynamics of democratic politics in Scandinavia with an elaboration and test of rival theories of change in the politics of postindustrial democracies. This book is an inspiration for students of Northern Europe, but also for scholars of comparative legislatures and political parties more generally." ---Herbert Kitschelt, Duke University Parliamentary democracy is the most common regime type in the contemporary political world, but the quality of governance depends on effective parliamentary oversight and strong political parties. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have traditionally been strongholds of parliamentary democracy. In recent years, however, critics have suggested that new challenges such as weakened popular attachment, the advent of cartel parties, the judicialization of politics, and European integration have threatened the institutions of parliamentary democracy in the Nordic region. This volume examines these claims and their implications. The authors find that the Nordic states have moved away from their previous resemblance to a Westminster model toward a form of parliamentary democracy with more separation-of-powers features---a Madisonian model. These features are evident both in vertical power relations (e.g., relations with the European Union) and horizontal ones (e.g., increasingly independent courts and central banks). Yet these developments are far from uniform and demonstrate that there may be different responses to the political challenges faced by contemporary Western democracies. Torbj rn Bergman is Professor of Political Science at Ume University, Sweden. 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