Jürg Steiner is professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Bern in Switzerland. He held a 2003-2004 chair position at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He is the winner of several teaching awards. His most recent publication is Foundation of Deliberative Democracy, Cambridge University Press, 2012. Currently, he works on the potential for deliberative politics in deeply divided societies. Steiner is a Swiss citizen who for 40 years divides his  time between the United States and Switzerland.

Chapter 2. Political Parties

Chapter 3. Parliaments: How They are Elected and How They Work

Chapter 4. Cabinet Formation and Heads of State

Chapter 5. Courts

Chapter 6. Federalism and Referendum

Chapter 7. Social Movements

Chapter 8. The State and Economic Interest Groups

Chapter 9. Policy Outcomes

Chapter 10. The End of the Cold War

Chapter 11. Transitions to Democracy

Chapter 12. Nationalism and Ethnic Movements

Chapter 13. Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Societies

Chapter 14. The European Union

Chapter 15. Globalization and European Democracies

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