Electoral rules, class coalitions and welfare state regimes, or how to explain Esping-Andersen with Stein Rokkan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4237770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Manow (0000-0002-7154-7789, Max Planck Society, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-121 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Socio-Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-1461 • E-ISSN: 1475-147X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ser/mwn022 |
| OpenAlex | W2119070095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 65 |
| References cited | 15 |
It has been recognized since the publication of Esping-Andersen's Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism that the advanced Western welfare state comes in-at least-three variants: as a Nordic social-democratic regime, a conservative regime on the European continent or as a liberal welfare state regime in the Anglo-Saxon countries. Why exactly welfare states fit into this three-regime typology remains controversial, however. This article presents an argument which provides the three-regime heuristic with a historical foundation. The argument combines insights into the importance of electoral rules for the representation of socio-economic interests (of the lower and middle classes) with insights about the different cleavage structures which left their imprint on the party systems of Western Europe. This article's central claim is that a majoritarian electoral system leads to a residual-liberal welfare state, whereas in countries with proportional representation, either a red-green coalition between Social Democracy and agrarian parties (Scandinavia) or a red-black coalition between Social Democracy and Christian Democracy (on the European continent) was responsible for the build-up of the Nordic and continental welfare state, respectively
Argument (complex analysis · Cleavage (geology · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Middle class · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Typology · Welfare · Welfare capitalism · Welfare state · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 65 |
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| Citations per year | 3,82 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 65 |