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Informationen zum Autor Anna Bosco is Associate Professor of Political Parties and Interest Groups at the University of Trieste She is Assistant Editor of South European Society & Politics. Leonardo Morlino is Professor of Political Science at the Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane (Florence) and Director of the Research Centre on Southern Europe (Florence). Klappentext Previously published as a special issue of "South European Society and Politics"! this volume examines how and why political parties in Southern Europe have weakened between 1995-2005 by analyzing the transformations undergone by the two main parties in Italy! Spain! Greece! Portugal! Turkey and Cyprus! focusing on key dimensions of change. Zusammenfassung Previously published as a special issue of South European Society and Politics, this volume examines how and why political parties in Southern Europe have weakened between 1995-2005. Inhaltsverzeichnis I What Changes in South European Parties? A Comparative Introduction 2 The Woes of Being in Opposition: The PSD since 1995 3 The Importance of Winnng Office: The PS and the Struggle for Power 4 If It Isn't Broken, Don't Fix It: The Spanish Popular Party in Power 5 Tuning the Page: Crisis and Transformation of the Spanish Socialist Party 6 Forza Italia: A Leader with a Party 7 The Democratici di Sinistrs: In Search of a New Identity 8 From Opposition to Power: Greek Conservatism Reinvented 9 Party Change in Greece and the Vanguard Role of PASOK 10 Party Change and Development in Cyprus (1995-2005) 11 From Political Islam to Conservative Democracy: The Case of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey 12 Old Soldiers Never Die: The Republican People's Party of Turkey
