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"A short, lively and innovative text, this book addresses the question of what constitutes good practice in a variety of political science methods and examines the philosophy that underpins them. It argues for a pluralistic approach that will deliver effective analysis and an in-depth understanding of political events"--

1. Introduction : agency rent, adverse selection and moral hazard / Keith Dowding and Patrick Dumont -- 2. New Zealand : stability, change or transition? : achieving and retaining ministerial office / Jennifer Curtin -- 3. Australia : ministerial characteristics in the Australian Federal Government / Keith Dowding and Chris Lewis -- 4. Japan : ministerial selection and de-selection / Mikitaka Masuyma and Benjamin Nyblade -- 5. South Korea : selection and de-selections of ministers in a presidential system / Won-Taek Kang -- 6. India : the selection and de-selection of cabinet ministers / Csaba Nikolenyi -- 7. Pakistan : ministerial turnover in the federal cabinet / Mariam Mufti -- 8. Russia : cabinet formation and careers in a super-presidential system / Elena Semenova -- 9. Turkey : cabinet dynamics and ministerial careers, 1950-2011 / Hande Mutlu-Eren -- 10. Israel : the choosing of the chosen / Ofer Kenig and Shlomit Barnea -- 11. Nigeria : cabinet dynamics amid structural changes in a post-colonial state / Henry A. Kifordu -- 12. Argentina : the ministers of the president 1983-2013 / Marcelo Camerlo -- 13. Chile : ministerial selection and de-selection / Peter M. Siavelis and Humberto Baruch Galvan -- 14. Canada : ministerial careers / Matthew Kerby -- 15. United States of America : the cabinet / Alejandro Quiroz Flores.

"This volume discusses the formation of government cabinets within twenty European democracies, providing the institutional background to the selection and de-selection of ministers." "The book is the first output of the Selection and De-selection of Political Elites international network of scholars (SEDEPE) and will provide a major source of information for all scholars interested in the formation, maintenance and termination of cabinets and the nature of ministerial government. The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and firing will also be of broader interest to students of European government and political institutions."--BOOK JACKET.

Abstract. The utility of comparative politics has been questioned from time to time in two ways. Doubts have been cast upon its ability to offer genuine and useful generalisations, and these doubts have been reinforced by the appearance of studies which, while statistically adventurous, are not grounded upon a sufficiently sound theoretical base. In this paper we consider Alasdair MacIntyre's objections to the idea of a science of comparative politics, and discuss the nature of law‐like generalisations. We explore the extent to which MacIntyre's objections may be overcome, and indicate the form that generalisations about political stability could take. We also argue that studies of stability need a clear explanatory linkage between the empirical data they utilise and the hypotheses of a theory about political stability. This is often lacking in such studies, which seem to substitute a sophisticated statistical technique for genuine political theory.

ABSTRACTFew extended analyses of the concept of political stability have been published, much of the literature concentrating on an analysis of its causes. This article discusses the main approaches to stability and examines two recent conceptualizations by Ake and by Sanders. It is argued that both are unsatisfactory, and an alternative definition is developed, starting from first principles. The problems of identity and change are examined, and what counts as the survival of a political object is specified. A stable political object is defined as one that possesses the capacity to prevent its own forced non‐survival. It is argued that stability cannot be quantified and that there are thus no degrees of stability.

FEW EXTENDED ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF POLITICAL STABILITY HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED, MUCH OF THE LITERATURE CONCENTRATING ON AN ANALYSIS OF ITS CAUSES. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE MAIN APPROACHES TO STABILITY AND EXAMINES TWO RECENT CONCEPTUALIZATIONS BY AKE AND BY SANDERS. IT IS ARGUED THAT BOTH ARE UNSATISFACTORY, AND AN ALTERNATIVE DEFINITION IS DEVELOPED, STARTING FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES. THE PROBLEMS OF IDENTITY AND CHANGE ARE EXAMINED, AND WHAT COUNTS AS THE SURVIVAL OF A POLITICAL OBJECT IS SPECIFIED. A STABLE POLITICAL OBJECT IN DEFINED AS ONE THAT POSSESSES THE CAPACITY TO PREVENT ITS OWN FORCED NON-SURVIVAL. IT IS ARGUED THAT STABILITY CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED AND THAT THERE ARE THUS NO DEGREES OF STABILITY.