Political Parties In The New Europe

Author : Kurt Richard Luther,Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199253226

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Political Parties in the New Europe by Kurt Richard Luther,Ferdinand Müller-Rommel Pdf

The scope and intensity of the challenges currently faced by western European political parties is exceptionally large, threatening the viability of the manner in which they have traditionally operated and causing them to seek new behaviours and strategies. This volume brings together some of the foremost scholars of European party politics, whose evaluation of political parties in 'the new Europe' is organised under four broad headings: Parties as Corporate Actors; Parties and Society; Parties and the State and Parties Beyond the Nation State. Each contributor not only provides a concise, critical review of the theoretical and methodological 'state of the art' in respect of a specific aspect, but also reviews the latest empirical findings in that area.

Author : Hans Keman,Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415617741

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Party Government in the New Europe by Hans Keman,Ferdinand Müller-Rommel Pdf

This study presents comparative analyses of the process of party governance, from formation and duration to performance. It compares both the developments in the Eastern and Western part of Europe and uses different types of methods and data are used for comparative analysis.

Author : Ian Budge,Kenneth Newton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317892397

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The Politics of the New Europe by Ian Budge,Kenneth Newton Pdf

A pioneering textbook which explains the dynamics of politics across Europe in the post-Cold war era. Comparing democratisation, transition to a market economy and increasing economic and political integration in the countries of central and eastern Europe with experiences in Scandinavia, and southern and western Europe, the book provides a wealth of information and analysis on the state of Europe at the end of a momentous century of European and World history.

Author : Simon Hix
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 033396182X

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The Political System of the European Union, Second Edition by Simon Hix Pdf

A substantially revised and updated new edition of this highly-successful and ground-breaking text which analyzes the EU as a political system using the methods of comparative political science.

Author : Jack Ernest Shalom Hayward,Edward Page
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0822317249

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Governing the New Europe by Jack Ernest Shalom Hayward,Edward Page Pdf

Governing the New Europe provides a comprehensive and scholarly account of the changing political map of Europe as it emerges from the Cold War. Exploring the variations of liberal democracy and market economy among the European states, as well as current trends in these directions, the contributors to this volume, all leading authorities in European politics, consider whether a common political model has begun to emerge out of historic European diversity. Beginning with a discussion of the political, economic, and cultural development of Europe from a historical perspective, the focus of the book shifts to an examination of the changing forms of European democracy and the move from public ownership and planning to privatization and deregulated competition. Further essays analyze the challenge to national party systems and electoral performance from emerging social movements and organized interest groups. Political and bureaucratic structures are also examined as is the new European constitutionalism reflected in the increasingly significant role of the judiciary. Lastly, attention is turned to several major themes in European politics: the changing foundations of foreign and security policy, the function of industrial champion firms, and the retreat from the welfare state. Primarily comparative in its scope, Governing the New Europe does devote particular attention to specific major states as well as to the importance of the European Union to the political life of member and non-member countries. Neither exaggerating the common features of the patterns that have emerged in contemporary Europe nor capitulating to the complexity of enduring differences and instabilities between states, Governing the New Europe will become one of the standard texts in its field. Contributors. Jack Hayward, Jolyon Howorth, Herbert Kitschelt, Marie Lavigne, Tom Mackie, Michael Mezey, Edward C. Page, Richard Parry, Richard Rose, Anthony Smith, Alec Stone

Author : Ferdinand Muller-Rommel,Fernando Casal Bértoa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317627074

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Party Politics and Democracy in Europe by Ferdinand Muller-Rommel,Fernando Casal Bértoa Pdf

This edited collection, in honour of the late political scientist Peter Mair, contains original chapters that are directly linked to his theoretical and/or methodological ideas and approaches. Peter Mair demonstrated that political parties have traditionally been central actors in European politics and an essential focus of comparative European political science. Though the nature of political parties and the manner in which they operate has been subject to significant change in recent decades, parties remain a crucial factor in the working of European liberal democracies. This volume analyses recent developments and current challenges that European parties, party systems and democracy face. The volume will be of key interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, democracy studies, political parties, and European politics and European Union studies.

Author : Seán Hanley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134295647

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The New Right in the New Europe by Seán Hanley Pdf

This book considers the emergence of centre right parties in Eastern Europe following the fall of communism, focusing primarily on the case of the Czech Republic. Although the country with the strongest social democratic traditions in Eastern Europe, the Czech Republic also produced the region’s strongest and most durable party of the free market right in Václav Klaus’ Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Seán Hanley considers the different varieties of right-wing politics that emerged in post-communist Europe, exploring in particular detail the origins of the Czech neo-liberal right, tracing its genesis to the reactions of dissidents and technocrats to the collapse of 1960s reform communism. He argues that, rather than being shaped by distant historical legacies, the emergence of centre-right parties can best be understood by examining the responses of counter-elites, outside or marginal to the former communist party-state establishment, to the collapse of communism and the imperatives of market reform and decommunization. This volume goes on to consider the emergence of right-wing forces in the disintegrating Civic Forum movement in 1990, the foundation of the ODS, the right’s period in office under Klaus in 1992-97, and its subsequent divisions and decline. It concludes by analyzing the ideology of the Czech Right, and its growing euroscepticism.

Author : Jae-Jae Spoon
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472117901

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Political Survival of Small Parties in Europe by Jae-Jae Spoon Pdf

Strategic choices allow small parties to balance their interests and achieve success

Author : Tim Haughton,Kevin Deegan-Krause
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192542274

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The New Party Challenge by Tim Haughton,Kevin Deegan-Krause Pdf

Why do some parties live fast and die young, but other endure? And why are some party systems more stable than others? Based on a blend of data derived from both qualitative and quantitative sources, The New Party Challenge develops new tools for mapping and measuring party systems, and develops conceptual frameworks to analyse the dynamics of party politics, particularly the birth and death of parties. In addition to highlighting the importance of agency and choice in explaining the fate of parties, the book underlines the salience of the clean versus corrupt dimension of politics, charts the flow of voters in the new party subsystem, and emphasizes the dimension of time and its role in shaping developments. The New Party Challenge not only provides the first systematic book length study of political parties across Central Europe in the three decades since the 1989 revolutions, charting and explaining the patterns of politics in that region, it also highlights that similar processes are at play on a far wider geographical canvas. The book concludes by reflecting on what the dynamics of party politics, especially the emergence of so many new parties, means for the health and quality of democracy, and what could and should be done.

Author : P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,Richard Gunther
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801865174

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Parties, Politics, and Democracy in the New Southern Europe by P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,Richard Gunther Pdf

In the acclaimed Politics of Democratic Consolidation, Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, and their co-authors showed how democratization unfolded in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, culminating in consolidated democratic regimes. This volume continues that analysis, posing the basic question: What kind of democratic politics emerged in those countries? It presents systematic analyses of the basic institutions of government and of the dynamics of electoral competition in the four countries (set in comparative context alongside several other democracies), as well as detailed studies of the evolution of the major parties, their electorates, their ideologies, and their performances in government over the past twenty years. The authors reach two major conclusions. First, the new democracies' salient features are moderation, centripetalism, and the democratization of erstwhile antisystem parties on the Right and Left. Second, no single "Southern European model" has emerged; the systems differ from one another about as much as do the other established democracies of Europe. Contributors: P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, University of Athens • Richard Gunther, Ohio State University • Thomas C. Bruneau, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey • Arend Lijphart, University of California at San Diego • Leonardo Morlino, University of Florence • Risa A. Brooks, Stanford University • José R. Montero, Autonomous University of Madrid • Giacomo Sani, University of Pavia • Paolo Segatti, University of Trieste • Gianfranco Pasquino, University of Bologna • Takis S. Pappas, College Year, Athens • Hans-Jrgen Puhle, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main • Anna Bosco, University of Trieste

Author : David Broughton,Mark Donovan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781855673281

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Changing Party Systems in Western Europe by David Broughton,Mark Donovan Pdf

This is an analysis of the changing pressures and demands placed on party systems in 11 countries in Western Europe since 1945. This book includes studies of the party system in Britain, France, Italy and Germany, as well as studies of Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. Five major themes are examined in each chapter. First, the broad development of the party system is accompanied by a discussion of how different party system typologies have been applied to each country. Secondly, a detailed discussion of the historical background to party system developments is provided, dealing with the main divisions derived from the typology of Lipset and Rokkan. Thirdly, the most important contextual variables are considered in terms of the "electoral environment" within which the party system operates. Next, consideration is given to the degree of "unfreezing" of the party system since 1945 and the changing balance between stability and change. Finally, major questions of change and adaptation are examined, updating the text.

Author : Vít Hloušek,Lubomír Kopecek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317085034

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Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties by Vít Hloušek,Lubomír Kopecek Pdf

Two decades have passed since the transition to democracy began in Eastern Europe. Today, West and East-Central European countries share a common political space - the European Union. This has created a fascinating opportunity for analysis of the similarities and differences between these countries. Here, Vít Hloušek and Lubomír Kopecek critically apply the party-families approach to political parties in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. With chapters devoted to social democrats, greens, the far right and left amongst many others, this book charts the parties' origins, ideologies, and international ties alongside their Western European counterparts. By examining the political relevance of different party families, Hloušek and Kopecek are able to assess the validity of this typology in the analysis of the transformation of political parties in this region. Detailed analysis coupled with an innovative application of the party families approach, makes this essential reading for students of party politics.

Author : Kris Deschouwer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134136391

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New Parties in Government by Kris Deschouwer Pdf

Party literature is largely focused on the rise and success of new parties and their effects on party systems and older parties. This book, on the other hand, provides a valuable and original addition to such literature by analyzing what happens to a party when it enters government for the first time. Leading contributors assess how these parties, whether old or new, change when entering government by answering a set of questions: How and why has their role changed? What are the consequences of change? What explains the evolution from principled opposition to loyal opposition and eventually to participation in the executive? Which characteristics of the parties can be held responsible? Which characteristics of the parties’ context should be brought into the picture? What have been the effects of the status change on party organization, party ideology and electoral results? Covering a wide range of European parties such as the Finish Greens, right wing parties (FN, Lega Nord and Alleanza Nazionale) and new parties in Italy , The Netherlands and Sweden to name a few; this book will be of particular interest to scholars and students concerned with party systems, political parties and comparative politics.

Author : Sebastian Bukow,Uwe Jun
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783658289881

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Continuity and Change of Party Democracies in Europe by Sebastian Bukow,Uwe Jun Pdf

This special issue of the German Political Science Quarterly addresses the transformation and the sustainability of European party democracies, both at the level of party organization as well as party systems and competition. The contributions in this volume are dedicated to these areas of change of European party democracies from different perspectives. It shows which new dynamics of change can be stated and how they can be explained.

Author : Theo Stammen
Publisher : Nichols Publishing Company
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035947840

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Political Parties in Europe by Theo Stammen Pdf