Division and Cohesion in Democracy : A Study of Norway

To understand what conditions make democracies stable or unstable, effective or ineffective, Professor Eckstein examines the stability and effectiveness of Norwegian democracy. He finds them both to be high. He then examines several theories derived from the study of other democracies or from compar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eckstein, Harry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Norway.
Norvege > Politique et gouvernement.
Norway > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface ; CONTENTS; I. Introduction: The Relevance of Norway; II. Norway as a Stable Democracy; III. Political Divisions in Norway; IV. The Problem of Norwegian Political Cohesion; V. Norway as a ""Community""; VI. The Origins of Community: A Speculation; VII. The Maintenance of Community: Social Interconnections; VIII. The Maintenance of Community: Social Authority Patterns-Forms; IX. Social Authority Patterns: Norms; X. Summary and Implications; Appendix A: Tables; Appendix B: A Theory of Stable Democracy; Index.

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