Previous studies of policy responses to economic crises argue that crises may lead to more interventionist policy but also cause deregulation. The empirical evidence in previous studies is equally mixed. The present paper argues that whether or not governments implement more or less...

Democracy was once thought to be unconceivable save in terms of party democracy. Yet, It has been extensively argued - both by political comparativists and social theoreticians - that in an age of political dealignment, civil society is a key actor in the context of the crisis of legitimation...