From Farmyard to City Square the Electoral Adaptation of the Nordic - Agrarian Partie

List of contents

Contents: The Swedish centre party: the poor relation of the family, Anders Widfeldt; The Norwegian Agrarian-centre party: class, rural or catchall party?, Dag Arne Christensen; The Finnish centre party: a case of successful transformation?, David Arter; The Danish venstre: liberal, Agrarian or centrist?, Jorgen Goul Andersen and Jan Bendix Jensen; The Icelandic progressive party: trawling for the town vote?, Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson; Conclusion, David Arter.

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David Arter

Summary

This detailed profile, the first ever in English, of the Nordic Agrarian-Centre Parties makes a unique contribution to the topical issues of party adaptation and institutional modernization.

Additional text

'...a useful empirical resource for those working on comparative party politics at all levels as well as a welcome addition to the literature on party strategies and party change.' West European Politics

Product details

• Authors: David Arter
• Assisted by: David Arter (Editor), Arter David (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781138258297
• ISBN: 978-1-138-25829-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, Politics & government, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Politics and government, Language teaching and learning, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)