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Herbert P. Kitschelt

Herbert P. Kitschelt

George V. Allen Distinguished Professor of International Relations
Political Science
h3738@duke.edu
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0204
140 Science Drive, 289 Gross H, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Books

Beyond Social Democracy: The Transformation of the Left in Emerging Knowledge Societies

Book · January 1, 2024 Beyond Social Democracy examines the electoral decline of social democratic parties and how distinctive strategic moves might enable them to salvage different segments of their former electoral coalitions. Social democratic decline, however, does not imply ... Full text Cite

Latin American party systems

Book · January 1, 2010 Political parties provide a crucial link between voters and politicians. This link takes a variety of forms in democratic regimes, from the organization of political machines built around clientelistic networks to the establishment of sophisticated program ... Full text Cite

Patrons, clients, and policies: Patterns of democratic accountability and political competition

Book · January 1, 2007 Most models of party competition assume that citizens vote for a platform rather than narrowly targeted material benefits. However, there are many countries where politicians win elections by giving money, jobs, and services in direct exchange for votes. T ... Full text Cite

From stability to stagnation: Germany at the beginning of the twenty-first century

Book · February 5, 2004 Basic institutions and political power configurations that contributed to Germany's post-war social and economic success turned from assets into liabilities in the 1990s and beyond. This introduction highlights the emergence and interaction of the critical ... Full text Cite

Post-Communist Party Systems

Book · August 13, 1999 This study examines democratic party competition in four post-communist polities in the mid-1990s, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. ... Cite