Political Parties and Political Systems - The Concept of Linkage Revisited

List of contents

Preface: The Concept of Linkage Revisited by Andrea Rommele, David M. Farrell, and Piero Ignazi
Parties and Linkage
Linkage, or What Else? The Place of Linkage Theory in the Study of Political Parties by Peter H. Merkl
The Prevalence of "Linkage-by-Reward" in Contemporary Parties by Piero Ignazi, David M. Farrell, and Andrea Rommele
Linkage Processes in Party Networks by Mildred Schwartz
French Political Parties and Linkage by Colette Ysmal
Pinball Wizards: Political Parties and Democratic Representation in the Changing Institutional Architecture of European Politics by Kris Deschouwer
Transitionalization and Citizen Links Elites With(out) Linkage in the New Millennium: A Challenge to Elite Theory by Eva Etzioni-Halevy
State-Society Linkage in an Era of Globalization: The Case of India by Subrata Mitra
Political Linkage in the EU by Hermann Schmitt
Conclusion
Linkage and Democracy by kay Lawson

About the author

Andrea Rómmele is a research fellow at the MZES, University of Mannheim.

David M. Farrell is professor and head of politics (GIPP) at the University of Manchester.

Piero Ignazi is professor of comparative politics at the University of Bologna.

Product details

• Assisted by: David Farrell (Editor), Piero Ignazi (Editor), Ignazi Piero (Editor), Andrea Rommele (Editor), Rommele Andrea (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2005
• EAN: 9780275981051
• ISBN: 978-0-275-98105-1
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Political parties and party platforms, Politics, Law, and Government: Comparative Politics