The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions

The study of political institutions is among the founding pillars of political science. With the rise of the 'new institutionalism', the study of institutions has returned to its place in the sun. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of where we are in the study of political institutions, covering both the traditional concerns of political science with constitutions, federalism and bureaucracy and more recent interest in theory and the constructed nature of institutions. The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions draws together a galaxy of distinguished contributors drawn from leading universities across the world. Authoritative reviews of the literature and assessments of future research directions will help to set the research agenda for the next decade.

R. A. W. Rhodes is Director of the Research School of Social Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Australian National University. Sarah A. Binder is Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Bert A. Rockman is Professor of Political Science and Head of the Department at Purdue University.

- Part I. Approaches
- 1.: James March and Johan P. Olsen: Normative Institutionalism
- 2.: Ken Shepsle: Rational Choice Institutionalism
- 3.: Elizabeth Sanders: Historical Institutionalism
- 4.: Colin Hay: Constructivist Institutionalism
- 5.: Chris Ansell: Network Institutionalism
- 6.: R. A. W. Rhodes: Old Institutionalism
- Part II. Institutions
- 7.: Bob Jessop: State and State-Building
- 8.: Jose Harris: Development of Civil Society
- 9.: Michael Moran: Economic Institutions
- 10.: Mathew Holden: The Institutions of Social Inclusion and Exclusion
- 11.: Peter Shane: Constitutions
- 12.: Josep Colomer: Constitutions (Comparative)
- 13.: Alberta Sbragia: American Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
- 14.: Brian Galligan: Comparative Federalism
- 15.: Jean Claude Thoening: Territorial Institutions
- 16.: William Howell: Executives - the American presidency
- 17.: R. A. W. Rhodes: Executives in Parliamentary Systems
- 18.: Mathew Shugart: Comparative Executive-Legislative Relations
- 19.: Don Kettl: Public Bureaucracies
- 20.: Jacob Hacker: Welfare State
- 21.: John Braithwaite: The Regulatory State?
- 22.: John Carey: Legislative Organization
- 23.: Ric Uslaner and Thomas Zittel: Legislative Behavior
- 24.: John Uhr: Bicameralism
- 25.: Gerry Stoker: Comparative Local Governance
- 26.: Jim Gibson: Judicial Institutions
- 27.: Kevin McGuire: Judicial Processes
- 28.: John Aldrich: Political Parties
- 29.: Shaun Bowler: Electoral Systems
- 30.: Ian Budge: Institutions of direct democracy
- 31.: Richard Higgott: International Political Institutions
- 32.: John Duffield: International Security Institutions
- 33.: Lisa Martin: International Economic Institutions
- 34.: Ann Florini: International NGOs
- Part III. Past and Present
- 35.: Samuel H. Beer: Encounters with Modernity
- 36.: Jean Blondel: About Institutions, Mainly, But Not Exclusively, Political
- 37.: Hugh Heclo: Thinking Institutionally
- 38.: Klaus Von Beyme: Political Institutions - Old and New