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The overall impression of Norway given by Rokkan and Urwin in their classification of state‐building and nation‐building processes in western Europe is characterized by the domination of a strong centre over weak peripheries. In a comparative perspective this may be the most conspicuous tendency. The influence of the Norwegian periphery, however, is quite substantial. The aim of this article is to contribute to a more nuanced picture of centreperiphery relations in Norwegian politics. It takes a closer look at the representation of the periphery in the Norwegian parliament, and at the impact of geography on policy‐making and other activities o

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1992.tb00132.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

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The purpose of this article is to analyse the impact of intra‐party conflicts on the coalitional behaviour of highly institutionalized parties in Denmark and Norway. The focus is on how highly institutionalized parties either prevent or cope with internal conflicts. The account proposed is based on the idea that organizational rigidity, that is the lack of heterogeneous and diffused mechanisms for internal dissent, does not allow the party to handle internal dissent in a variety of flexible ways. When inter‐party negotiations induce internal conflicts, members may be forced to leave the party as their primary mechanism for the expression of dissent. A major implication of this view, which is supported by the empirical findings, is that in multi‐party systems where minority situations occur, the most attractive strategy (in terms of bargaining power) for highly institutionalized parties is the formation of informal minority governments. When such parties form. formal minority governments, the party elites tend to impose structural constraints on the day‐to‐day operation of the government and modify their alliance strategy in order to cope with the derived internal

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1992.tb00133.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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The article discusses methodological issues in normative political theory. The basic assumption is that normative theory has a dual purpose in both establishing valid principles of differentiating right from wrong and influencing actions and institutions in the right direction. The article starts by distinguishing between two approaches to normative political theory: one stresses the interpretation of existing ideas and conventions; the other takes on the constructivist task of finding out what is really right. Then the relationship between theory and practice is explored. The question is how philosophical arguments can instigate practical reform. It is argued that practical considerations should be incorporated as an explicit element of normative political theory. The recommendation is. in particular, that philosophical theories enter into dialogue with the moral conventions of everyday life. whose normative force people already acknowledge.

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1992.tb00134.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1992.tb00135.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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Patrick Dunleavy:Democracy, Bureaucracy and Public ChoiceHartmut Kliemt:Papers on Buchanan and Related SubjectsGeorge Tsebelis:Nested Games. Rational Choice in Comparative PoliticsKrister Ståhlberg (ed.):Parlamenten i NordenErik Damgaard (ed.):Parlamentarisk forandring i NordenMartti Noponen (ed.):Suomen kansanedustusjärjestelm

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1992.tb00136.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

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Book reviewed in this article:Poul Erik Mouritzen:Den politiske cyklusJan‐Erik Lane&Svante Ersson:Comparative Political EconomyStefano Bartolini&Peter Mair:Identity, Competition, and Electoral Availability. The Stabilisation of European Electorates 1885–1985Paul V. Warwick:Culture, Stracture, or Choice? Essays in the Interpretations of the British ExperienceMichele Micheletti:The Swedish Farmers' Movement and Government Agricultural Po

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1992.tb00137.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY