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Industrialized Democracies

Explore the emergence and sustainability of democracy in industrialized nations, examining key questions on legitimacy, political culture, participation, and public policy. Delve into the origins of democratic states in North America and Europe, assess political culture and participation indicators, and analyze the changing meaning of political ideologies. Understand the main types of political parties by country, the dynamics of political participation, and elite integration through iron triangles. Unravel the complexities of the democratic state, public policy, and the interconnected global landscape in industrialized democracies today.

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Industrialized Democracies

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  1. Industrialized Democracies CHAPTER THREE

  2. Thinking About Democracy • Key Questions • How did democracy emerge? • Why has it become durable recently? • Why is there so much rancorous debate in industrialized democracies just now? • What preserves the legitimacy of the democratic state?

  3. Thinking About Democracy • The Basics • What is democracy? • Basic rights • Rule of law • Competitive elections • Civil society • Capitalism and affluence

  4. The Origins of the Democratic State: Domestic Issues in North America and Europe Over Time • The early democracies: individualism, capitalism, Protestantism, scientific revolution, and exploration • The later democracies: Germany, Japan, France

  5. Political Culture & Participation: Signifiers of Success • Civic culture • Political parties, voting, and elections • Parties and history • New divisions: Materialists, post-modernists, and Greens • Realignment • Interest groups • Political Protest

  6. The Democratic State • Presidential and parliamentary systems • The broader state – Integration of elites

  7. Public Policy • The interventionist state and economic markets • Foreign policy: Globalization and a multi-polar world

  8. The Changing Meaning of Left and Right

  9. Main Types of Political Parties by Country

  10. Political Participation in Flux: Two Versions

  11. Elite Integration: Iron Triangles

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