Conceptual origins, current problems, future direction

著者: Doug McAdam - Cambridge University Press eBooks 1996 被引用: 956

away from system characterizations presumably true for all times and all places… We are accustomed to describing communist political systems as “experiencing a thaw” or “going through a process of retrenchment.” Should it not at least be an open question as to whether the American political system experiences such stages and fluctuations? Similarly, is it not sensible to assume that the system will be more or less open to specific groups at different times and at different places?