La teoria dello sviluppo politico di Stein Rokkan: dalla formazione dello Stato-nazione alla democrazia

The chapter attempts to give a general picture of the thought and the scientific contribution of Stein Rokkan, one of the most influential social scientists of the twentieth century. It provides an overview of both his theory on the formation of States and nations in Europe and his research on the development of party systems. The former topic is treated into the first part of the work, whereas the second part deals with the latter.