作为一个理论框架,本书将社会裂隙理论重新应用到了政党和其他与选举相关的政治参与之中。本书的独特之处在于,这种路径允许将政党和其他致力于选举的政治组织在同一理论和方法论框架下进行比较。而这种框架也有利于探索政党方案语言与有组织利益群体方案内容之间瞬息万变的关系。
〔比〕费边·鲍文斯(FabianBauwens): Fabian Bauwens,a teacher and researcherat the School of International Studies at Renmin Universityof China. He completed his undergraduate educationin Belgium and Norway, and MA degrees in Austriaand Belgium. In February 2015 he obtained his PhDin Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Hewrote his dissertation on the subject of Cleavages,Organized Interests, and Parties, in the U.S., Germany,and Japan and published on Japanese and Germanimperialism.Dr. Bauwens' current projects in ComparativePolitics, and recently Political Economy research alsoencompass China. His main research focus is the studyof party politics and the increasing disaffection by theelectorate in established liberal democracies. He hastaught courses in:Comparative Politics, American Politics, JapanesePolitics, German Politics, American Public Policy, andInternational Relations, at: Johns Hopkins University,University of Maryland Baltimore County, and RenminUniversity of China.费边·鲍文斯 2002年毕业于维也纳大学,获政治科学硕士学位。2003 年毕业于比利时安特卫普大学,获美国研究硕士学位。2007 年毕业于比利时鲁汶天主教大学,获国际关系硕士学位。2015 年毕业于约翰·霍普金斯大学,获得政治科学博士学位。现为中国人民大学国际关系学院讲师。主要研究比较政治、民主和选举、民族主义、美国和欧洲政治等。在Japan Studies Review 上发表论文,并提交数十篇会议论文。