Flinders, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-9010, Judge, D., Rhodes, R.A.W. orcid.org/0000-0002-1886-2392 et al. (1 more author) (2022) ‘Stretched but not snapped’: a response to Russell and Serban on retiring the ‘Westminster model’. Government and Opposition, 57 (2). pp. 353-369. ISSN 0017-257X
Abstract
This article engages with Meg Russell and Ruxandra Serban's (2021) argument that the Westminster model is ‘a concept stretched beyond repair’ that deserves ‘to be retired’. We examine the logic, theory and methods that led to such a powerful, potent and provocative argument. We suggest their approach may have inadvertently ‘muddied’ an already muddled concept. We assess the implications of ‘muddying’ for their conclusion that the Westminster model is, in essence, a dead concept in need of a decent funeral. We suggest the concept is ‘stretched but not snapped’ by developing a simple four-perspective broadening of the analytical lens. This approach aids understanding about what the concept covers, how it is operationalized and why it remains useful in comparative research.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Government and Opposition. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Westminster model; democracy; comparative politics; concepts; interpretivism; institutionalism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2024 14:45 |
Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2024 14:45 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/gov.2021.19 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:213268 |
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