New Parties in Government - In Power for the First Time

Informationen zum Autor Kris Deschouwer is Professor of politics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Klappentext This volume is a unique exploration of European political parties making the move towards government for the first time. Zusammenfassung This volume is a unique exploration of European political parties making the move towards government for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Comparing Newly Governing Parties 2. The Organizational Costs of Public Office 3. Newly Governing Parties in Italy: Comparing the PDSI/DS, Lega Nord and Forza Italia 4. The Short Road to Power - and the Long Way Back: Newly Governing Parties in the Netherlands 5. Close but no Cigar? Newly Governing and Nearly Governing Parties in Sweden and New Zealand 6. Greens in a Rainbow: The Impact of Participation in Government of the Green Parties in Belgium 7. Moving from Movement to Government: The Transformation of the Finnish Greens 8. Independents in Government: A Sui Generis Model? 9. The Electoral Fate of New Parties in Government 10. Populists in Power: Attitudes toward Immigrants after the Austrian Freedom Party Entered Government

Product details

• Authors: Kris Deschouwer
• Assisted by: Kris Deschouwer (Editor), Deschouwer Kris (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2008
• EAN: 9780415404990
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40499-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Fascism & Nazism, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Political parties and party platforms