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SUMMARY:The Theory of Democracy and the Legacy of Juan J. Linz - Jeffrey M
 iley. University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20140430T173000Z
DTEND:20140430T193000Z
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CONTACT:Dr. Maria Jimenez-Sanchez
DESCRIPTION:Juan José Linz Storch de Gracia passed away in October of 201
 3.  Linz was undoubtedly one the finest political sociologists in the worl
 d. Legendary for the encyclopedic breadth of his knowledge\, his ideas and
  writings deeply influenced debates surrounding a vast array of the centur
 y’s most important political problems.\n\nLinz’s empirical and theoret
 ical contributions to scholarly research and literature were legion. He co
 ntributed with path-breaking work on regime types\, the dynamics of democr
 atic breakdowns\, transitions to democracy\, democratic institutional desi
 gn\, presidentialism versus parliamentarism\, parties and party systems\, 
 political and business elites\, federalism\, nationalism\, and fascism.\n\
 nThis talk will review the main contributions of Linz to the fields of com
 parative politics\, democratic theory\, and sociology\, with a particular 
 emphasis on the continuing pertinence of many of his lessons for the most 
 salient political debates in contemporary Spain. \n
LOCATION:Seminar room\, Sociology Department\, Free School Lane http://map
 .cam.ac.uk/#/annotate/adapters/v4.json?mp=nmus\;xx=84\;yy=195\;mt=c\;tl=De
 partment%20of%20Sociology
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