Parliamentary Democracy - Democratization, Destabilization, Reconsolidation, 1789-1999

Informationen zum Autor KLAUS VON BEYME is Professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg. Klappentext Parliamentary Democracy provides a comparative study of the parliamentary regimes since 1789. The book covers the road to parliamentarization of former constitutional monarchies and the creation of parliamentary regimes by exercising the constitution-making power of the people. What has been called democratization in most of the 'transitology' literature was until 1918 mostly only 'parliamentarization'. Democratization of the regimes frequently caused a certain destabilization of the parliamentary regimes by new parties and extremist movement entering the political arena. This is the first book to cover the entire range of parliamentary systems, including the semi-presidential systems. Zusammenfassung Parliamentary Democracy provides a comparative study of the parliamentary regimes since 1789. The book covers the road to parliamentarization of former constitutional monarchies and the creation of parliamentary regimes by exercising the constitution-making power of the people. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Parliamentary Government: The Rise of a Concept Parliamentarisation of Representative Governments Organisational Basis of 'Parliamentary Sovereignty' Functions of Parliaments The Role of the Head of State in Relation to Parliament and Government The Government and Parliamentary Majority Conclusion Selection of New Comparative Literature Bibliography Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: K Beyme, K. Beyme, K. Von Beyme, Klaus von Beyme, Beyme Klaus von, Beyrne
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.05.2000
• EAN: 9780333791912
• ISBN: 978-0-333-79191-2
• Seiten: 256
• Serien: Advances in Political Science; Political Studies Association; Advances in Political Science; Political Studies Association
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung