The Madisonian Turn is an outstanding assessment of the functioning of democratic institutions in the Nordic countries. If democracy is in trouble in Scandinavia, then it is surely facing problems everywhere, so the book will be read carefully by those concerned about contemporary governance in all modern democracies.- Michael Gallagher, Trinity College, Dublin; ""This welcome and timely re-evaluation of Nordic politics constitutes a major contribution to comparative government, and is likely to stand as the definitive treatment of politics in the region for many years to come.""- Peter Mair, European University Institute; ""This book is unique in its comparative scope and the wealth of information on the state of parliamentary democracy in the Nordic countries. It is particularly useful for the comparativists who do not come from these countries, because the original literature which it covers in detail is often not accessible for the English-speaking audience.""- Hanspeter Kriesi, University of Zurich; ""The strength of The Madisonian Turn is to interface detailed empirical evidence on the dynamics of democratic politics in Scandinavia with an elaboration and test of rival theories of change in the politics of postindustrial democracies. This book is an inspiration for students of Northern Europe, but also for scholars of comparative legislatures and political parties more generally.""- Herbert Kitschelt, Duke University; "" The Madisonian Turn is an outstanding assessment of the functioning of democratic institutions in the Nordic countries.

If democracy is in trouble in Scandinavia, then it is surely facing problems everywhere, so the book will be read carefully by those concerned about contemporary governance in all modern democracies.""- Michael Gallagher, Trinity College Dublin; ""The Scandinavian democracies have long been seen as the bastions of party government and party democracy. In this careful and comprehensive new analysis, some of Scandinavia's leading political scientists suggest that this traditional model is now giving way to a new style of government, in which the dispersal of power across national and European institutions begins to resemble a Madisonian-style separation of powers. This welcome and timely re-evaluation of Nordic politics constitutes a major contribution to comparative government, and is likely to stand as the definitive treatment of politics in the region for many years to come.""- Peter Mair, European University Institute; ""The strength of The Madisonian Turn is to interface detailed empirical evidence on the dynamics of democratic politics in Scandinavia with an elaboration and test of rival theories of change in the politics of postindustrial democracies. This book is an inspiration for students of Northern Europe, but also for scholars of comparative legislatures and political parties more generally.""- Herbert Kitschelt, Duke University.