This is the first major European political science book to discuss the growing interdisciplinary field of 'cultural studies', proposing a coherent and viable alternative to mainstream political science.

Chapter 1 Cultural Theory as Political Science, Michael Thompson, Gunnar Grendstad, Per Selle; PART I Preferences; Chapter 2, Marco Verweij; Chapter 3 The Formation and Transformation of Preferences, Gunnar Grendstad, Per Selle; Chapter 4 Rejection of Cultural Biases and Effects on Party Preferences, Eero Olli; PART II Organisations; Chapter 5 Broad Churches, Big Theory and One Small Example, Tim Bale; Chapter 6 A Trojan Horse in the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Jouke de Vries; Chapter 7, Harald Grimen; PART III Political Cultures; Chapter 8 Cultural Biases and New Media for the Public Domain: Cui Bono?, Frank Hendriks, Stavros Zouridis; Chapter 9, Virginie Mamadouh; Chapter 10 Pollution Through Traffic and Transport, Robert Hoppe, John Grin; PART IV Democracies; Chapter 11, Lotte Jensen; Chapter 12 The Cultural Conditions for Democracy and Their Implications for Transitional Societies, Nadia Molenaers, Michael Thompson; Chapter 13 Consulting the Frogs, Stephen Ney, Michael Thompson;