The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions

The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from 39 major international scholars, The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions provides the key point of reference for anyone working on political institutions and beyond.

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