摘要:

This article examines mass perceptions of political parties in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, West Germany, the Netherlands and France. For each country we construct a map in which the parties, voters, and demographic groups are located to provide a visual and spatial overview of the structure of electoral competition. Two dimensions are adequate for displaying the main ideological cleavages in each of the countries. In each case there is a strong left‐right dimension combined with a more culturally defined and usually weaker second competitive dimension. In general, we find that no parties occupy the center areas of the space, which are usually dense with voters. This leads us to question the adequacy of the traditional spatial model of elections for describing competition in multiparty system

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1990.tb00107.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The main issue discussed is the difficulties in collective action. Three logics of collective action are identified and discussed in terms of their implications for solidarity within interest organizations and for organizational action. Both solidarity and organizational action are important for successful policymaking. Policies can be decided without the support of the members, but their implementation may thus prove difficult. The theoretical issue of interest articulation by interest organizations is the important one here. The article concludes that encompassing organizations will most likely have difficulty in articulating a definite organizational policy. It is maintained that corporatism and public responsibility‐taking can severely hamper the articulation of organized special interests. They lead to interest inarticulation. This may lead to legitimacy problems for the organization and be one explanation for the recent decline in certain established interest organizations in Sweden and recent discussions on the future of corporatis

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1990.tb00108.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1990.tb00109.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Book reviewed in this article:Richard Rose:Ordinary People in Public Policy: A Behavioural Analysis.Bernt Aardal&Henry Valen:Velgere, partier og politisk avstand (Voters, parties, and political distance).Ebba Dohlman:National Welfare and Economic Interdependence: The Case of Sweden's Foreign Trade Policy.David Arter:Politics and Policy‐Making in Finland.Arthur Gould: Conflict and Control in Welfare Policy.Carol M. Mueller (ed.):The Politics of the Gender Gap. The Social Construction of Political Influence.Christopher Coker:Reflections on American Foreign Policy Since 194

ISSN:0080-6757    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9477.1990.tb00110.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY