Giovanni Sartori (1924-2017) was a founder and icon of contemporary political science. A number of his books and articles have become part of the theoretical and conceptual basis of the field, and of social science in general. This volume brings together selected essays that examine Sartori as a scholar, university professor and intellectual. It is unique in covering all three aspects of Sartori's academic work: comparative politics, social science methodology and political theory. General overviews of Sartori's contribution to political science are complemented by chapters that focus on specific areas of his interest; and Sartori's theoretical and methodological contributions are examined alongside his extensive public appearances, which remain little known outside Italy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction, Michal Kubá t and Martin Mejst í k / 1. Giovanni Sartori: A Giant of Political Science, Gianfranco Pasquino / 2. An Italian in New York, an Alien to Political Science? An Intellectual Portrait of Giovanni Sartori, Michal Kubá t / 3. Applicability in Political Science: Sartori's Insight, Martin Mejst í k / 4. Giovanni Sartori and the Democracy of the Italian Second Republic, Oreste Massari / 5. Giovanni Sartori and Party Theory, Klaus von Beyme / 6. Sartori's Typology of Party Systems and its Challenging Legacy: The Model of Polarized Pluralism and the Invisible Politics, Maxmiliá n Strmiska /7. Is the Consensus Model of Democracy Better for All Countries? On Sartori's Critique of Lijphart, Miroslav Nová k / 8. Giovanni Sartori as a Critic of Marxism, Marek Bankowicz / Bibliography
