Description
The close connection between time and politics is central to many political debates. Turbulence, emergencies, and crisis politics have led to criticism about the marginalization of deliberative institutions, notably parliaments, as time pressures appear to have concentrated decision-making in small circles. Non-majoritarian institutions that do not follow electoral rhythms, such as central banks, are said to have gained in power. Some observers fear that democracy is being "timed out". By contrast, many analysts of public policy criticize democracy for its electoral time horizons. Some argue that policy-making for the long term, as, for example, in environmental policy, should be dealt with outside the realm of electorally accountable, "short-termist" institutions. Scholars of international relations have highlighted the importance of time rules and time pressures in structuring international negotiations. Normative and empirical political theorists have emphasized the temporal "subtext" to many of political theory's analytical concerns, such as intergenerational justice. The Oxford Handbook on Time and Politics is the first major publication that surveys time-centered research in political science across its sub-disciplines. As such, it integrates and consolidates an emergent body of knowledge, but also aims to inspire future scholarship. The Handbook highlights that paying systematic attention to time in political analysis yields questions and insights that are of relevance to a very broad range of political scientists working within different theoretical, methodological, and epistemological traditions. The Handbook covers comparative politics and government; public policy; international relations; and political theory and is written by authors drawn from more than a dozen countries, making it a critical resource for scholars and students across a broad spectrum of the discipline of political science.
Table of Contents
1. Time, Politics and Political ScienceKlaus H. GoetzPart I: Time and Comparative Politics and Government2. The Temporal Constitution of DemocraciesAndreas Sch?fer and Wolfgang Merkel3. Temporality of Authoritarian RegimesAlexander Libman4. Time and Regime ChangeMatthew Wilson5. Endogenous and Exogenous Election TimingPetra Schleiter6. Time Rules and Time Budgets in LegislaturesMichael Ko?7. Political Leadership in the American Presidency: Four TemporalitiesStephen Skowronek8. Staggered Terms in Majoritarian and Non-majoritarian Institutions David M. Willumsen9. Objective and Subjective Time in Comparative Politics Stephen E. Hanson10. Varieties of Time in Comparative Historical AnalysisMarcus KreuzerPart II: Time and Comparative Public Policy11. Temporality and the Analysis of Policy ProcessesMichael Howlett12. Political Budget Cycles: Conditioning Factors and New EvidenceLinda Goncalves Veiga, Giorgios Efthyvoulou, and Atsuyoshi Morozumi13. Incrementalism and its AlternativesKai Wegrich14. Time, Sustainability and Public PolicyHolger Stra?heim15. How Is the Future Unknown? Strategies for Preparing for an Uncertain FutureMark van Twist and Martijn van der Steen16. Crises in Time: Fast- and Slow-Burning Crises in the European UnionLeonard Seabrooke and Eleni Tsingou17. Studying Time with Qualitative Comparative AnalysisMartino MaggettiPart III: Time and International Relations18. Time in International Relations TheoryAndrew R. Hom19. Time in International Organizations and International Organizations in TimeEugenia C. Heldt20. Time and Moral Reasoning: Contexts, Narratives and InstitutionsPiki Ish-Shalom21. Time and Global CapitalismWayne HopePart IV: Time and Political Theory22. Time and Separation of PowersWilliam E. Scheuerman23. The Origins of Temporal Legitimacy: Normative Political Theory and Time Andre Santos Campos24. Time and Democratic DeliberationCorrado Fumagalli25. Intergenerational Justice and Institutions for the Long TermI?igo Gonz?lez-Ricoy26. The Temporal Turn in Political Science: Where Next?Klaus H. Goetz
