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03430aam a2200433 i 4500 001 9A178840403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201217010015 008 200401s2020 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019059635 020 $a 0190920483 020 $a 9780190920487 035 $a (OCoLC)1138526480 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d YDX $d GUA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a JF2051 $b .W46 2020 100 1 $a Wenzelburger, Georg, $e author. 245 14 $a The partisan politics of law and order / $c Georg Wenzelburger. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2020] 300 $a xiv, 254 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Studies in crime and public policy 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Why have some Western democracies experienced a substantial turn toward tougher law and order policies whereas others have not changed their policies to a similar extent? This book shows that an important part of the explanation has to do with political parties and how they compete. It provides empirical evidence on three channels through which partisan politics matter: First, political parties in general, and issue owners in particular, move their programmatic stance toward the more repressive pole if they are challenged by right-wing populist parties or if they are pressured by a major competitor in a two-party system. In contrast, when strong liberal parties exist in a party system and are needed to form coalitions, such a dynamic is much more improbable. Second, a tougher programmatic stance of a party does translate into tougher policies, but only if the institutional context allows for it. Strong constitutional courts are particularly successful in pushing back tougher policies. Finally, the contribution also shows that positive policy feedback occurs: An initial step toward tougher policies may generate a pressure to continue down this road - independent from changes in public opinion. Hence, partisan effects seem to have consequences in the medium term and for future governments. The book bases its arguments on large-N-quantitative analyses of 20 Western industrialized countries as well as a new hand-coded dataset on law and order legislation in Britain, France, Germany and Sweden. Besides, four in-depth case studies on these countries provide qualitative evidence on the politics of law and order"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Political parties $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Public policy (Law) $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Law $x Political aspects $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Pressure groups $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Democracy. 650 7 $a Democracy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00890077 650 7 $a Law $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00993795 650 7 $a Political parties. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069410 650 7 $a Pressure groups. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075954 650 7 $a Public policy (Law) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01082822 655 7 $a Case studies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423765 776 08 $i Online version: $a Wenzelburger, Georg, $t The partisan politics of law and order $d Newyork : Oxford University Publication, 2020. $z 9780190920500 $w (DLC) 2019059636 830 0 $a Studies in crime and public policy. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231020015417.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9A178840403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search