The comparative study of governments and ministers: Jean Blondel’s legacy
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in: European Political Science, 31.01.2024.
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T1 - The comparative study of governments and ministers
T2 - Jean Blondel’s legacy
AU - Müller-Rommel, Ferdinand
AU - Vercesi, Michelangelo
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024, European Consortium for Political Research.
PY - 2024/1/31
Y1 - 2024/1/31
N2 - Jean Blondel’s academic impact in the field of comparative governments was enormous, but difficult to measure. Over the past 60 years, his publications have fuelled the work of several generations of colleagues around the world. In this short essay, we first introduce his most influential publications. Second, we introduce the empirical findings of major comparative studies which stand ‘on the shoulders’ of his research on governments and ministers in parliamentary democracies. Overall, we state that Jean Blondel’s comparative research was not designed to leave behind an enduring theory of his own. Instead, he was more interested in looking for more unexpected measurable facts and merge them into generalizations about the future of cabinet governments and political leaders.
AB - Jean Blondel’s academic impact in the field of comparative governments was enormous, but difficult to measure. Over the past 60 years, his publications have fuelled the work of several generations of colleagues around the world. In this short essay, we first introduce his most influential publications. Second, we introduce the empirical findings of major comparative studies which stand ‘on the shoulders’ of his research on governments and ministers in parliamentary democracies. Overall, we state that Jean Blondel’s comparative research was not designed to leave behind an enduring theory of his own. Instead, he was more interested in looking for more unexpected measurable facts and merge them into generalizations about the future of cabinet governments and political leaders.
KW - Comparative governments
KW - Jean Blondel
KW - Parliamentary democracies
KW - Profession
KW - Politics
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f252da33-def3-358d-868c-d88d880d777f/
U2 - 10.1057/s41304-023-00468-z
DO - 10.1057/s41304-023-00468-z
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85183740320
JO - European Political Science
JF - European Political Science
SN - 1680-4333
ER -