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Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences
- S. Berman
- 1 March 2007
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences. By Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005. 331p. $50.00 cloth, $20.00 paper. In recent years, there has… Expand
Ideational Theorizing in the Social Sciences since “Policy Paradigms, Social Learning, and the State”
- S. Berman
- Sociology
- 1 April 2013
In the years since Peter Hall's seminal 1993 article “Policy Paradigms, Social Learning and the State” appeared, the ideational research agenda has expanded enormously, to the point where it now… Expand
The Social Democratic Moment: Ideas and Politics in the Making of Interwar Europe
- S. Berman
- Political Science
- 1998
* Preface * Acknowledgments * Reexamining Interwar Social Democracy * Evaluating the Role of Ideas * Sweden's Political Development and the Programmatic Beliefs of the SAP * Germany's Political… Expand
Civil Society and the Collapse of the Weimar Republic
- S. Berman
- Sociology
- 1 April 1997
Practically everywhere one looks these days the concept of "civil society" is in vogue. Neo-Tocquevillean scholars argue that civil society plays a role in driving political, social, and even… Expand
The primacy of politics : social democracy and the making of Europe's twentieth century
- S. Berman
- Political Science
- 1 August 2006
1. Introduction 2. The background and foundations 3. Democratic revisionism comes of age 4. National socialism 5. From revisionism to social democracy 6. Fascism and national socialism 7. The Swedish… Expand
Islamism, Revolution, and Civil Society
- S. Berman
- Political Science
- 1 June 2003
Over recent decades, Islamism—the belief that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life—has become a powerful force throughout much of the Muslim world. Through a discussion of… Expand
Civil Society and Political Institutionalization
- S. Berman
- Sociology
- 1 March 1997
As a result of the dramatic events of recent years, social scientists have devoted increasing attention to explaining what causes democratization as well as what makes democracies vibrant and… Expand
Taming Extremist Parties: Lessons From Europe
- S. Berman
- Sociology
- 17 January 2008
A rise in the power of Islamist parties has lent fresh interest to the old question of how revolutionary movements respond to participation in democracy. Pessimists argue that such movements will use… Expand
Exchange: The Vain Hope for "Correct" Timing
- S. Berman
- Sociology
- 31 July 2007
Edward Mansfield and Jack Snyder worry about democratization in countries that lack the "right" preconditions because they believe that political development is path dependent. I see fewer dangers in… Expand