What do Beppe Grillo, Silvio Berlusconi, Emmanuel Macron (and also Donald Trump) have in common? They are prime examples of the personalization of politics and the decline of political parties. This volume systematically examines these two prominent developments in contemporary democratic politics and the relationship between them. It presents a cross-national comparative comparison that covers around 50 years in 26 democracies through the use of more than 20 indicators. It offers the most comprehensive comparative cross-national estimation of the variance in the levels and patterns of party change and political personalization among countries to date, using existing works as well injecting fresh cross-national comparative data. In the case of party change, it offers an analysis that extends beyond the dichotomous debate of party decline versus party adaptation. In the matter of political personalization, the emphasis on variance helps in bridging between the high theoretical expectations and disappointing empirical findings. As for the theoretically sound linkage between the two phenomena, not only is this the first study to comprise a comprehensive cross-national examination, but it also proposes a more nuanced understanding of this relationship. Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. 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. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu. The series is edited by Emilie van Haute, Professor of Political Science, Université libre de Bruxelles; Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Leuphana University; and Susan Scarrow, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Political Science, University of Houston.
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This volumes examines two major developments in contemporary democratic politics-- the change in party-society linkage and political personalization--and their relation to each other.
1: Introduction Part One: Party Change 2: Party Change: The Variance Hiding Behind the General Trend 3: Indicators of Party Change 4: The Presence and Success of National-Level Parties in Local and Regional Elections 5: A Cross-National Comparison of Party Change Part Two: Political Personalization 6: Political Personalization: Definition, Typology, and Causes 7: Indicators of Political Personalization 8: Parties vs. Politicians Online 9: A Cross-National Analysis of Political Personalization Part Three: Party Change and Political Personalization 10: Party Change and Political Personalization: A Critical Overview of the Literature 11: Party Change and Political Personalization: An Empirical Analysis 12: Summary and Conclusions Appendices
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Provides fresh new insights into the study of both party change and political personalization through a cross-national comparative analysis Examines if, how, and when a decline in party-society linkage breeds political personalization
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Gideon Rahat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research fields are comparative politics and Israeli politics. His interests include political parties, electoral reform, the personalization of politics and candidate selection methods, and he has published widely on the politics of electoral reform and co-authored books on candidate selection methods. Ofer Kenig is a Senior Lecturer at Ashkelon Academic College and a research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. His areas of research include comparative politics, political parties, leadership and candidate selection and Israeli politics. He co-authored the books Reforming the Israel Political System (2013) and The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections (2016). In addition, he has published articles in a range of journals, including Electoral Studies and Representation, as well as chapters in edited volumes.
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Provides fresh new insights into the study of both party change and political personalization through a cross-national comparative analysis Examines if, how, and when a decline in party-society linkage breeds political personalization
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ISBN
9780198808008
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
756 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
402

Biographical note

Gideon Rahat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research fields are comparative politics and Israeli politics. His interests include political parties, electoral reform, the personalization of politics and candidate selection methods, and he has published widely on the politics of electoral reform and co-authored books on candidate selection methods. Ofer Kenig is a Senior Lecturer at Ashkelon Academic College and a research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. His areas of research include comparative politics, political parties, leadership and candidate selection and Israeli politics. He co-authored the books Reforming the Israel Political System (2013) and The Promise and Challenge of Party Primary Elections (2016). In addition, he has published articles in a range of journals, including Electoral Studies and Representation, as well as chapters in edited volumes.