British Journal of Political Science articles from July 1995

British Journal of Political Science archives from July 1995

Decision making in political systems: veto players in presidentialism, parliamentarism, multicameralism and multipartyism.
July 1, 1995... There is general agreement in contemporary political science that `institutions matter'. However, consensus breaks down when analyses focus on the outcomes of specific institutional structures. Several studies exemplify this lack of agreement...

The irresponsible state? The politics of child daycare provision in Britain.
July 1, 1995... The central question this article addresses is why publicly provided or funded child daycare facilities have been and remain so minimal in Britain.(1) As detailed more fully below, compared with other European countries, public sector provision...

Campaign effects on voter choice in the German election of 1990.
July 1, 1995... The question of how much influence the events and stimuli of political campaigns have on voter choice is of central importance to the study of electoral behaviour. Theoretically, the examination of campaign effects can tell us much about the...

Residential mobility in London: a micro-level test of the behavioral assumptions of the Tiebout model.
July 1, 1995... Within urban political economy one model stands dominant: the Tiebout model of residential choice.(1) The model attempts to solve Samuelson's problem of sub-optimal market provision of collective goods.(2) Tiebout contends that a mechanism...

Review article: the politics of 'Islam' - a second look.
July 1, 1995... The term `fundamentalism' has been in use since the 1920s, originating as a description of Protestant sects opposed to `modernism' within Christianity, and in particular to Darwinian theories of evolution. Yet it is the more recent rise of...

The politics of institutional choice: presidential ballot access for third parties in the United States.
July 1, 1995... During the nineteenth century, a presidential voter actually selected a party-prepared candidate list, casting it in full view of others. The `Australian' ballot, adopted in nearly al l states by 1900, took away party preparation of the ballot....