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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of contributors; Series editor's preface; Preface; Cultural theory as political science; Preferences; Whose behaviour is affected by international anarchy?; The formation and transformation of preferences: Cultural Theory and postmaterialism compared; Rejection of cultural biases and effects on party preference; Organisations; Broad churches, big theory and one small example: Cultural Theory and intra-party politics.A Trojan horse in the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture: A cultural theory explanation of intra-and inter-departmental conflicts (and of why they sometimes disappear)Sociocultural functionalism; Political cultures; Cultural biases and new media for the public domain: cui bono?; National political cultures in the European Union; Pollution through traffic and transport: the praxis of cultural pluralism in parliamentarian technology assessment; Democracies; Images of democracy in Danish social housing; The cultural conditions for dem.Electronic reproduction.Available via World Wide Web.
This volume investigates the utility of Cultural Theory as a robust analytical framework for explaining political behavior, institutional dynamics, and policy outcomes. The authors, Gunnar Grendstad, Martyn P. Thompson, and Per Selle, leverage their expertise in political science and sociology to argue that cultural biases—rather than purely rational choice models—provide a more comprehensive understanding of how individuals and organizations navigate political landscapes. By applying this theory to diverse case studies, the text demonstrates how social environments shape preferences and influence the stability of democratic institutions.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to the application of grid-group cultural theory within the discipline of political science. Scholars frequently cite the text for its rigorous attempt to bridge the gap between abstract cultural theory and concrete political phenomena.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2003-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
020319764X
ISBN-13:
9780203197646
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