Arend Lijphart

Author of Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries

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Arend Lijphart is professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, San Diego, and the author or editor of more than twenty books, including Democracy in Plural Societies, Published by Yale University Press.

Includes the names: A. Lijphart, A. Lĳphart, Arend Lĳphart, Lijphart Arend, Arend Lijphart et al.

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Contemporary European Politics

Policy Papers in International Affairs

American Political Parties and Elections

Works by Arend Lijphart

Democracies: Patterns of Majoritarian and Consensus Government in Twenty-One Countries (1984) 52 copies, 1 review

Democracy in Plural Societies (1977) 50 copies, 1 review

The Politics of Accommodation (1968) 30 copies

Parliamentary Versus Presidential Government (1992) 29 copies

Electoral Systems and Party Systems (1994) 25 copies

Institutional Design In New Democracies: Eastern Europe And Latin America (1996) 9 copies

Thinking About Democracy (2007) 5 copies, 1 review

The trauma of decolonization : the Dutch and West New Guinea (1966) 5 copies, 1 review

World Politics (1966) 3 copies

Power-Sharing in South Africa (1985) 3 copies

Choosing an Electoral System (1984) 2 copies

Conflict and Coexistence in Belgium : The Dynamics of a Culturally Divided Society (1981) 2 copies

民主類型 : 三十六個現代民主國家的政府類型與表現 (2001) 1 copy

Politics in Europe (1969) 1 copy

Verzuiling, pacificatie en kentering in de Nederlandse politiek 1 copy

Modele ale democratiei 1 copy

Democracia en las sociedades plurales. Una investigación comparativa (1989) 1 copy

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Controlling Immigration: A Global Perspective (2nd edition) (2003) — Contributor — 29 copies

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Legal name: Lijphart, Arend D'Angremond
Birthdate: 1936-08-17
Gender: male
Education: Yale University (PhD|Political Science|1963)
Occupations: political scientist
university professor
Organizations: American Political Science Association (President, 1995-1996)
University of California, San Diego
Awards and honors: Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (1997)
Nationality: Netherlands (birth)
USA (naturalized)
Birthplace: Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Places of residence: San Diego, California, USA
Associated Place (for map): San Diego, California, USA

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Fledgist 1,421 reviews

Democracies ; patterns of majoritarian and consensus government in twenty-one countries by Arend Lijphart

An important textbook. Perhaps the best introduction, in its time, to comparative democratic systems.

Mar 24, 2007

Fledgist 1,421 reviews

Thinking About Democracy: Power Sharing and Majority Rule in Theory and Practice by Arend Lijphart

This is a collection of articles by Arend Lijphart, from the 1960s to the 21st century. They permit the reader to follow the development of some of the most important ideas in modern comparative politics, expressed by a master of the subject.

Dec 31, 2007

Fledgist 1,421 reviews

Democracy in plural societies : a comparative exploration by Arend Lijphart

This is an important contribution to the study of politics in segmented (multi-religious, multiethnic, multilingual) societies.

Mar 24, 2007

Fledgist 1,421 reviews

Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries by Arend Lijphart

Updated version of major textbook in comparative politics. This is an important basic text for anyone seeking to understand how democratic systems work.

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