Comparing Party System Change

This volume brings together comparative studies and in-depth case studies that research the diversity of party system change in Europe. In so doing it presents a model for change which challenges orthodox views of political evolution.

List of contents

1. Introduction, Paul Pennings and Jan-Erik Lane PART 1: COMPARING PARTY SYSTEM CHANGE2. Electoral Instability and Party System Change in Western Europe,Svante Ersson and Jan-Erik Lane 3. Coalitional Potential and Governmental Power,Stefano Bartolini 4. Parties, Party Systems and Policy Effects,Uwe Wagschal 5. The Triad of Party System Change: Votes, Office and Policy, Paul Pennings PART II: CHANGE AND STABILITY IN ESTABLISHED SYSTEMS 6. Electoral and Parliamentary Aspects of Dominant Party Systems, Francoise Boucek 7. Great Britain: A Stable, but Fragile, Party System? 8. German Unification and Party System Change, Oskar Niedermayer 9. Party Sytem Change in Israel, 1949-96: A Conceptual and Typological Border_Stretching of Europe, Reuven Y. Hazan 10. Electoral Politics and Governance: Transformation of the Party System in Iceland , 1970-96, Svanur Kristjansson PART III: CHANGE AND STABILITY IN RENEWING SYSTEMS11. Party System Change in Redemocratizing Countries, Anne Bennett 12. The End of the Beginning: The Partial Consolidation of East Central European Parties and Party Systems, Atilla Agh 13. The Logics of Party System Change in Southern Europe, Jose M. Magone

About the author

Jan-Erik Lane, Paul Pennings

Summary

This volume brings together comparative studies and in-depth case studies that research the diversity of party system change in Europe. In so doing it presents a model for change which challenges orthodox views of political evolution.

Product details

• Assisted by: Jan-Erik Lane (Editor), Lane Jan-Erik (Editor), Paul Pennings (Editor), Pennings Paul (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.1998
• EAN: 9780415165501
• ISBN: 978-0-415-16550-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Weight: 660 g
• Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes, Political parties and party platforms