Giovanni Sartori: Challenging Political Science
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Overview
Giovanni Sartori (1924–2017) was a founder and icon of contemporary political science. A number of his books and articles have become part of the theoretical and conceptual basis of the field, and of social science in general. This volume brings together selected essays that examine Sartori as a scholar, university professor and intellectual. It is unique in covering all three aspects of Sartori’s academic work: comparative politics, social science methodology and political theory. General overviews of Sartori’s contribution to political science are complemented by chapters that focus on specific areas of his interest; and Sartori’s theoretical and methodological contributions are examined alongside his extensive public appearances, which remain little known outside Italy.
Preface, Giovanni Capoccia
Introduction, Michal Kubát and Martin Mejstřík
1. Giovanni Sartori: A Giant of Political Science, Gianfranco
Pasquino
2. An Italian in New York, an Alien to Political Science? An
Intellectual Portrait of Giovanni Sartori, Michal
Kubát
3. Applicability in Political Science: Sartori’s Insight,
Martin Mejstřík
4. Giovanni Sartori and the Democracy of the Italian Second
Republic, Oreste Massari
5. Giovanni Sartori and Party Theory, Klaus von
Beyme
6. Sartori’s Typology of Party Systems and its Challenging
Legacy: The Model of Polarized Pluralism and the Invisible
Politics, Maxmilián Strmiska
7. Is the Consensus Model of Democracy Better for All
Countries? On Sartori’s Critique of Lijphart, Miroslav
Novák
8. Giovanni Sartori as a Critic of Marxism, Marek Bankowicz /
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Penetrating and timely, this work is remarkable for showing us the difference a “giant” in the field can make in guiding the discipline and shaping the public political discourse in times of change. With liberal democracy under pressure and the relevance of our discipline at stake, such guidance would be most welcome these days.
What made Giovanni Sartori a ‘giant’ of political science, but also an extraordinary essayist and columnist? To answer this question the book edited by Kubát and Mejstřík succeeds in offering a thorough portrait of Sartori’s personality, scholarly work and public engagement. Overall, a valuable addition to the existing analyses of Sartori’s writings and a stimulating contribution to the discussion of the importance and scope of an applicable political science.
Product Details
- Title : Giovanni Sartori: Challenging Political Science
- Authors:
- Kubát, Michal
- Mejstřík , Martin
- Publisher: ECPR Press
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9781785522888
Michal Kubát is Professor of
Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles
University. His areas of expertise include democratic and
non-democratic regimes, political opposition, and political systems
of Central Europe, especially the Czech Republic and Poland. He has
recently co-authored
Semi-presidentialism,
Parliamentarism and Presidents.
Presidential Politics in Central Europe (Routledge,
2019).
Martin Mejstřík is
Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University. He
has completed Area Studies at Charles University and Political
Science at the University of Bologna. His research focus includes
populism in Europe, South European (in particular Italian)
politics, and political theories of Giovanni Sartori.