Böcker av Francis Castles

Constitutes a comparative study of the world's only truly successful democratic socialist parties: the Social Democratic Parties of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. This book shows that a political success grounded on the symbiotic relationship between party and trade union movement has been the foundation for a higher level of welfare state provision.

Offers a fresh approach to the study of pressure groups, whose importance in the British political system has been increasingly recognised. This book examines the theoretical approaches to an understanding of their role in the political process and presents a number of specific studies.

Offers an introductory discussion of the importance of sociological knowledge, and particularly sociological theory, for the understanding of political life. This title covers the topics that include sociology and the discipline of politics, the elementary forms of political life, and the relationship between theory, evidence and insight.