Post-imperial democracies : ideology and party formation in Third Republic France, Weimar Germany, and post-Soviet Russia /
"This book examines the causal impact of ideology through a comparative-historical analysis of three cases of "post-imperial democracy": the early Third Republic in France (1870-1886); the Weimar Republic in Germany (1918-1934); and post-Soviet Russia (1992-2008). Hanson argues that p...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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| Summary: | "This book examines the causal impact of ideology through a comparative-historical analysis of three cases of "post-imperial democracy": the early Third Republic in France (1870-1886); the Weimar Republic in Germany (1918-1934); and post-Soviet Russia (1992-2008). Hanson argues that political ideologies are typically necessary for the mobilization of enduring, independent national party organizations in uncertain democracies. Clear and consistent ideologies can artificially elongate the temporal horizons of their adherents. By presenting an explicit and desirable picture of the political future, successful ideologues induce individuals to embrace a long-run strategy of cooperation with other converts. When enough new converts cooperate in this way, it enables sustained collective action to defend and extend party power. Successful party ideologies thus have the character of self-fulfilling prophecies: by portraying the future polity as one organized to serve the interests of those loyal to specific ideological principles, they help to bring political organizations centered on these principles into being"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 274 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511900334 0511900333 9780511901911 0511901917 9780511781391 0511781393 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |