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The Oxford Handbook of Danish Politics provides the most comprehensive and thorough English language book on Danish politics ever written. It features chapters by 50 leading experts who have contributed extensively to the field they write about. Why is Denmark an interesting topic for a Handbook? In some respects, Danish political institutions and political life are very similar to that of other small, North European countries such as the other Scandinavian countries and Netherland. However, in other respects, Danish politics is interesting in its own right. For instance, Denmark has a world record in minority governments. According to standard scholarly knowledge, this should result in unst...
Advice to Emerging Democracies
"This is a book that all scholars of electoral systems or electoral history will need to read, and most will want to own. Much of the historical material reported is not available anywhere else in English, and much of it appears to be first-time reports of primary materials. Quite readable and very well-organized." -Cambridge Univ. Press referee
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"To many international experts, politicians, and commentators, Denmark stands out as an ideal society with a well-functioning welfare state, low levels of corruption, and a high degree of social and political stability. Like other countries, however, Denmark faces challenges brought on by overall social changes. Particularly the challenges of maintaining a prosperous economy and the growing number of immigrants from different ethnic and religious backgrounds have left their mark on Danish society over the past 50 years. But how have Danish voters reacted to these challenges? In order to understand the foundation of the Danish ideal, the authors analyze voter behavior from the early 1970s unt...
Danmark vinder nok aldrig VM i fodbold. Derimod kan vi bryste os af at vAere verdens bedste til at afholde valg. Det er ikke sa darlig en trostprAemie, for ethvert folkestyre forudsAetter, at magthaverne regelmAessigt star til ansvar over for borgerne. Hvis vAelgerne ikke har noget reelt valg, eller hvis fusk og sjusk dominerer dagsordenen, bliver demokrati nemt til diktatur. Heldigvis er Jorgen Elklit, upartisk professor i statskundskab ved Aarhus Universitet, ekspert i at tAelle stemmer: Det er faktisk vores halvkedelige valg, der sikrer os sejren.