TY - BOOK ID - 5489161 TI - State formation, parties and democracy : studies in comparative european politics PY - 2011 SN - 9781907301179 1907301178 PB - Oxford: ECPR press, DB - UniCat KW - Political parties KW - Democracy KW - Comparative government KW - Partis politiques KW - Démocratie KW - Institutions politiques comparées KW - Europe KW - Politics and government KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - #SBIB:324H40 KW - Politieke structuren: algemeen KW - Démocratie KW - Institutions politiques comparées UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5489161 AB - This volume re-publishes classical studies by Hans Daalder on three major themes: the different paths towards state formation in Europe; their effect on parties and party systems and their alleged crises; and the rise and merits of the consociational democracy model. The book throws a unique light on the development of comparative studies after World War II as seen through the eyes of an active participant. In a fascinating preface Peter Mair contrasts two scholarly generations in the field of comparative and cross-national studies. ER -