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Public Preferences and Institutional Designs

Israel and Turkey Compared

von: Niva Golan-Nadir
106,99 €
Verlag:	Palgrave Macmillan
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	10.12.2021
ISBN/EAN:	9783030845544
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	272

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Titelbeschreibung

This book explores the existence of gaps between public preferences and institutional designs in democracies, and specifically cases in which such gaps are maintained for a long period of time without being challenged by the electorate. Gaps such as these can be seen in the complex relations between the state and religion in Israel and Turkey, and more specifically in their policies on marriage. This line of investigation is interesting both theoretically and empirically, as despite their poles apart policies, Israel and Turkey share a similar pattern of institutional dynamics. Existing explanations for this phenomenon suggested either civil society-based arguments or intra-institutional dynamics, as reasons for the maintenance of such gaps. This book enriches our understanding of policy dynamics in democratic systems by introducing a third line of argument, one that emphasizes the effective role state institutions play in maintaining such arrangements for long periods, often against the public will.      <div> </div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Enduring Gaps between Public Preferences and Institutional Designs.- 2. Conceptualizing Enduring Gaps between Public Preferences and Institutional Designs.- 3. Researching Enduring Gaps in Comparative Research: The Data, the Methods, and the Cases.- 4. The Israeli Case: Israel’s Formation of Religious State Institutions.- 5. The Israeli Case: The Lack of Societal Pressure to Modify the Religious Marriage Policy.- 6. The Israeli Case: The Use of Institutional Pressure Relief Valves.- 7. The Turkish Case—Turkey’s Formation of Secular State Institutions.- 8. The Turkish Case: The Lack of Societal Pressure to Modify Secular Marriage Policy.- 9. The Turkish Case—The Use of Institutional Pressure Relief Valves.- 10. Conclusion.

Autorenportrait

Niva Golan-Nadir is a Research Associate at the Center for Policy Research at the University of Albany, SUNY, USA, and a teaching faculty member at Reichman University (IDC Herzliya), and the Open University of Israel, Israel. She received her PhD from the School of Political Science at the University of Haifa, Israel, where she further completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the division of Public Administration and Policy. Her recent studies have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as The American Review of Public Administration and The International Review of Administrative Sciences.    <div> </div>

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‘A fascinating comparison of two countries that maintain marriage policies only a minority of the population prefers… Golan-Nadir offers a provocative account with implications for how policies are designed and maintained in democracies.’-Margaret Levi, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University‘Social scientists interested in institutional development, the interplay between law and politics, and public administration will benefit from reading this original work.’-John V.C. Nye, Professor of Economics and Bastiat Chair in Political Economy, George Mason University‘In her analysis of marriage regulation in Turkey and Israel, Niva Golan-Nadir goes beyond existing accounts of state responsiveness gaps and charts new territory by revealing the institutional politics of why states do not meet their citizens’ needs. Public Preferences and Institutional Designs is a must read for everyone interested in the complex relationship between state and religion.’-Fritz Sager, Professor of Political Science, University of BernThis book explores the existence of gaps between public preferences and institutional designs in democracies, specifically in cases in which such gaps are maintained for a long period of time without being challenged by the electorate. Gaps such as these can be seen in the complex relations between the state and religion in Israel and Turkey, and more specifically in their policies on marriage. This line of investigation is interesting both theoretically and empirically, as despite their differing policies both Israel and Turkey share a similar pattern of institutional dynamics. Existing explanations for this phenomenon suggest either civil society-based arguments or intra-institutional dynamics as reasons for the maintenance of such gaps. This book enriches our understanding of policy dynamics in democratic systems by introducing a third line of argument, one that emphasizes the effectiverole state institutions play in maintaining such arrangements for long periods of time, often against the public will.Niva Golan-Nadir is a Research Associate at the University at Albany, SUNY, USA, and a teaching faculty member at Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) and The Open University of Israel.

Sonderbeitrag

Provides a framework for the study of democratic deficits Suggests a novel institutional approach to a policy realm often defined by the actions of civil society Examines the democratic deficit as it relates to marriage policy in Israel and Turkey

Unpublished endorsement

“A fascinating comparison of two countries that maintain marriage policies only a minority of the population prefers. Institutional tactics used by the state preserve the status quo. What the Israeli and Turkish states are trying to achieve may be different, but both have found means for inhibiting and suppressing conflict. Golan-Nadir offers a provocative account with implications for how policies are designed and maintained in democracies.”Professor Margaret Levi, Sara Miller McCune Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University“In Israel, religious marriage is mandatory. In Turkey, it’s civil marriage. In both countries, the laws are exactly the opposite of what the bulk of each population prefers. How these states structure policies to limit and contain social pressure is the core of Golan-Nadir’s fascinating comparative analysis. Social scientists interested in institutional development, the interplay between law and politics, and public administration will benefit from reading this original work.”John V.C. Nye, Professor of Economics and Bastiat Chair in Political Economy, George Mason University“In her analysis of marriage regulation in Turkey and Israel, Niva Golan-Nadir goes beyond existing accounts of state responsiveness gaps and charts new territory by revealing the institutional politics of why states do not meet their citizens’ needs. Public Preferences and Institutional Designs is a must read for everyone interested in the complex relationship between state and religion.”Fritz Sager, Professor of Political Science, KPM Center for Public Management at the University of Bern“This book provides a sweeping and inclusive investigation ofthe endurance of disparities between popular preferences and existing policies in different realms of governance. Golan-Nadir’s “third way”is an innovative explanation of why in some cases such gaps maintained for a long period of time without being challenged by the citizenry. Policy and state-religion relations scholars, students, decision makers and other readers should take note. This is it.”Prof. Nissim Cohen, head, Department of Public Administration and Policy, The University of Haifa“Dr. Golan-Nadir offers a path-breaking analysis of the enduring power of institutional designs in democratic states, often long after these policies are no longer representative of public preferences regarding a certain policy area. By comparing marriage policies in Israeland Turkey, Golan-Nadir shows the critical influence of various active measures employed by state institutions on the endurance of official policy. This book is a must read for any student of institutionalism, religion and state, and politics in Israel and Turkey.”Aviad Rubin, Professor of Political Science, University of Haifa“Golan-Nadir's book is a path breaking research focusing in the relationship between state and religion. This book emphasizes, in a very intelligent way, the effective role state institutions play in maintaining existing policies for long periods of time, often against the public will. This is a must read book for all those interested not only in Israel and Turkey, but on how democracies manipulate the gaps between public preferences and institutional designs.”Alberto Spektorowski, Professor of Political Science, Tel-Aviv University