Culture and Politics: A Comparative Approach - Hardcover

Lane, Jan-Erik; Ersson, Svante O.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075460909X ISBN 13: 9780754609094

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2002

Synopsis

Examining problems that have caused much debate within political science, this book seeks to identify a proper place for the analysis of culture and values within political science. It goes on to explore the impact of globalization upon society.

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Review

'Culture and Politics is both important and timely...The authors have brought back in culture - a feature that appeared to have disappeared in today's approaches to politics and policy...a "must-read" for each and every student in comparative politics. The book is an important contribution to political science...not only academically important, but also a rich source of well-founded information for politicians, policy-makers and journalists. I will certainly use this book in my own work and for teaching political science.' Professor Hans Keman, Vrije University Amsterdam, President of the Dutch Political Science Association and Editor of Acta Politica 'Culture and Politics makes three important contributions: It charts a major field of research in terms of theories, concepts and data. It has a rigorous systematic comparative approach based on large sets of micro and macro data. And it is highly provocative, inciting further inquiries about a theme which is of outstanding relevance, both scientifically as well as politically.' Klaus Armingeon, University of Berne, Switzerland and Director, Institute of Political Science, Switzerland

About the Author

Jan-Erik Lane, University of Freiburg, Germany and Svante Ersson is Associate Professor at University of Umeå, Sweden.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075460909X
• ISBN 13: 9780754609094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224