Democratic Theory and Causal Methodology in Comparative Politics (Paperback)

1. Methodology's problem, and democracy's too; Part I. Rationalism and Constructivism: 2. Where democracy is to be found and why; 3. When causality is to be found and how; 4. Two Western dreams: thin and thick democracy; Part II. State-Society and Contentious Politics: 5. Pragmatic theories of a fit state: Kohli; 6. Pragmatic theories of a fit democracy: Tilly; Part III. Conclusions: Five Themes and Twelve Theses: 7. Agency; 8. Research schools; 9. Political power and democratic performance.