In this broad-ranging volume Sartori outlines a comprehensive and authoritative approach to the classification of party systems. He also offers an extensive review of the concept and rationale of the political party, and develops a sharp critique of various spatial models of party competition.
Hence it does not go by definition that other parties are outlawed ; they might have dissolved themselves , or be atrophied , or might have never materialized de facto . Here I specify , therefore , whether the other parties are banned ...
This work is an introduction to the study of political parties and party systems.
Deriving stable hypotheses from a simple theoretical model, the book proceeds to a study of party formation in twenty-two developed democracies.
The volume attempts to capture the emerging trajectories of the party system in India in the second decade of the twenty first century with seventeen essays written specially for this volume by scholars who met several times to discuss and ...
Some fledging democracies in the world have encountered setbacks due to political parties trying to grapple with the expectations of sophisticated electorates and introducing gradual political reforms over the years.This book describes how ...
"Papers from the Workshop on Change in West European Party Systems" -- Verso.
Applying these theoretical approaches to British party politics, Moshe Maor covers all the key subjects of study including: * classification of party definitions * party systems change * party institutionalization * cohesion and dissent * ...
Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research.
The evolution of political parties and party systems in the world's largest, most complex and volatile democracy reached a crucial stage at the turn of the century. The three general...
They found McCarthy too crude and ambitious to be admitted to the leadership circle, but still they sought to make use of him and his following. So Robert A. Taft, ... William S. White, The Taft Story: Biography of Robert ...