<p><strong>'A well structured and readable textbook which attempts to merge comparative and national perpectives ... a welcome addition to the party politics literature it deserves a wide readership among students and scholars alike.'</strong> - <em>Rosa Mule, Government and Opposition</em></p>

This comprehensive textbook outlines and illuminates the main theories of political parties and party systems. 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 * intraparty conflicts and ligislative bargaining * multiparty electoral competition Maor's study highlights the importance of the intraparty arena and actors in understanding the shape and behaviour of political parties, providing essential reading to students of party systems and of British politics.
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The development of British parties set within a strong theoretical framework - a ground-breaking text for students which examines areas ignored by standard descriptive works.
Preface 1 Classifying party definitions; A scheme of organisation for party definitions; The format of the book 2 Party system change 3 Party institutionalisation 4 Models of party organisation 5 Cohesion and dissent 6 Intra-party conflicts and legislative bargaining 7 Multi-party electoral competition 8 Conclusions. Appendix: Comparative politics as a discipline
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'A well structured and readable textbook which attempts to merge comparative and national perpectives ... a welcome addition to the party politics literature it deserves a wide readership among students and scholars alike.' - Rosa Mule, Government and Opposition
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415082853
Publisert
1997-04-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
362 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
296

Forfatter

Biographical note

Moshe Maor is a Senior Lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.