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The Problem of Governing

Essays for Richard Rose

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Editors:
  1. Michael Keating

    1. School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

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  2. Ian McAllister 

    1. School of Politics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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  3. Edward C Page

    1. Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

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  4. B Guy Peters

    1. Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

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  • Provides an appreciation of the work of Richard Rose
  • Examines issues, debates and lines of research stimulated by Rose's research
  • Demonstrates that politics cannot be reduced to economics, but has its own logic and modes of justification

Part of the book series: Executive Politics and Governance (EXPOLGOV)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Richard Rose: Connections Over 60 Years

    • Dennis Kavanagh
    Pages 1-17

  3. Governing at Multiple Levels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Politics in England

      • Michael Keating, Ian McAllister, Edward C. Page, B. Guy Peters
      Pages 21-37

    3. The United Kingdom as an Intellectual Puzzle

      • Michael Keating
      Pages 39-55

  4. Parties and Elections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Must Labour Lose? A Reconsideration

      • Geoffrey Evans
      Pages 59-74

    3. Studying the Interplay of Party Support and Turnout

      • Mark Franklin
      Pages 75-93

  5. Institutions and Governing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Presidents and Prime Ministers: Then and Now

      • Ludger Helms
      Pages 97-116

    3. Understanding Big Government

      • Donley Studlar
      Pages 117-137

  6. Public Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Learning Across Time and Space: Richard Rose’s Work on Lesson-Drawing

      • Mauricio I. Dussauge-Laguna
      Pages 141-161

    3. Inheritance, Choice and Change

      • Edward C. Page
      Pages 163-182

    4. The Ordinary People Perspective: Coping at the Grass-Roots

      • Caryn Peiffer
      Pages 183-201

    5. Governments and Citizens Under Stress

      • B. Guy Peters
      Pages 203-218

  7. Trust and Legitimacy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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    2. Democracy and Its Alternatives

      • Thomas F. Remington
      Pages 221-236

    3. Northern Ireland: Searching for Consensus

      • Bernadette C. Hayes, Ian McAllister
      Pages 237-253

    4. Reflections of a Comparative Social Scientist

      • Richard Rose
      Pages 255-273
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About this book

This book provides an appreciation of the work of renowned scholar Richard Rose. Over a career spanning more than six decades, Rose has explored a vast range of subjects related to British, American and comparative politics. His work, however, has always been concerned with an underlying theme: governing modern societies in changing times. Celebrating Rose's career which has shaped postwar political science in decisive ways, this volume examines issues, debates and lines of research stimulated by his work. Chapters are organized thematically under five headings central to his research: parties and elections, political institutions, public policy, governing at multiple levels, and trust and legitimacy. The book demonstrates that politics cannot be reduced to economics, the actions of individuals, predictive science or functional determinism, but has its own logic and modes of justification. It will appeal to scholars and students of politics, public policy and governance.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

    Michael Keating

  • School of Politics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Ian McAllister 

  • Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

    Edward C Page

  • Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    B Guy Peters

About the editors

Michael Keating is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen, UK
Ian McAllister is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University, Australia 


Edward C. Page is Sidney and Beatrice Webb Professor of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK


B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh, USA


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