Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. The Authors ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One. On Theory
6. Empirical Approaches to Democratic Theory 13
7. Political Philosophy and Political Science 39
8. Natural Law and the Problem of Value-Judgment 58
9. Part Two. On Method
10. Personality in Politics: A Conceptual Map, with Application to the Problem of Political Rationality 77
11. Micro- and Macro-politics: Notes on Research Strategy 102
12. Part Three. On Party
13. The Concept of “Party” 143
14. The Comparison of Western Political Parties 163
15. State Party Systems and Policy Outputs 190
16. The Dynamics of One-Party Systems 221
17. Index
18. Index 249