British Journal of Political Science articles from July 1997

British Journal of Political Science archives from July 1997

Liberalism versus democracy? Schooling private citizens in the public square.
July 1, 1997... !!! BEGIN AUTH ABST This article examines the conflict in political liberalism between the demands placed on education by liberalism and those placed on education by democracy. In so far as the principles of political liberalism entail both...

COCOM is dead, long live COCOM: persistence and change in multilateral security institutions. (Co-ordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls)
July 1, 1997... So soon, however, as ultimate victory seems assured, the consciousness of separate interests tends to overshadow the sense of common purpose . . . And the jealousies, rivalries and suspicions which in any protracted war arise between partners...

Democracy, political stability and economic growth.
July 1, 1997... Studies of the political economy of growth abound with contradictory hypotheses and findings. Democracy, for example, is alleged both to promote and to inhibit economic development - yet some scholars conclude that democracy and growth are...

Review article: modelling cabinet durability and termination.
July 1, 1997... In this article we will review the literature on cabinet durability and cabinet termination.(1) The fact that many cabinets in Western multi-party democracies do not serve out their full potential legal term in office has given rise to an...

Political democracy and economic growth: pooled cross-sectional and time-series evidence.
July 1, 1997... Interest in the relationship between political democracy and economic growth has been long-standing.(1) Recently, there has been an explosion of empirical research emanating from political science and economics that once again attempts to...

Redistricting and electoral bias in Great Britain.
July 1, 1997... One of the salient characteristics of the British first-past-the-post electoral system is the amount of bias which it produces. Parties with large percentages of the votes (i.e. 25 or greater) almost invariably get even larger percentage shares...