Parties Elections And Policy Reforms In Western Europe

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Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe

Author : Kerstin Hamann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136949879
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Book Synopsis Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe by : Kerstin Hamann

Download or read book Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe written by Kerstin Hamann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comparative assessment of social pacts between governments, labor unions and employer organizations in Western Europe. Using a dataset covering 16 European countries, as well as eight in-depth country case studies, the authors argue that governments’ choice of social pacts or legislation is less influenced by economic problems, but is strongly influenced by electoral competition.

The Party Politics of Territorial Reforms in Europe

Author : Emanuele Massetti
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000155714
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis The Party Politics of Territorial Reforms in Europe by : Emanuele Massetti

Download or read book The Party Politics of Territorial Reforms in Europe written by Emanuele Massetti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book analyses how political parties compete and strategise on the issue of territorial reform using case-studies that include countries from both Western (Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain) and Central-Eastern Europe (Poland, Slovakia and Romania). Each case-study considers different drivers of decentralization, such as territorial identities and the demands of regionalist parties for territorial autonomy or independence, efficiency concerns related to issues of uneven economic development and economic competitiveness, the pressure from supra-national organizations (especially the EU), as well as different combinations of these drivers. They also consider how the ideology and organisation of state-wide parties and the institutional context in which they compete shape their responses to these drivers and their strategy towards the question of territorial reform. This collection investigates the logic of the actions that guide political parties’ strategy to highlight trends that are apparent across the case-studies. This book was originally published as a special issue of West European Politics.

Changing Party Systems in Western Europe

Author : David Broughton
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1855673282
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Changing Party Systems in Western Europe written by David Broughton and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1999-01-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Do Elections (Still) Matter?

Author : Emiliano Grossman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192662945
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Do Elections (Still) Matter? by : Emiliano Grossman

Download or read book Do Elections (Still) Matter? written by Emiliano Grossman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are election campaigns relevant to policymaking, as they should in a democracy? This book sheds new light on this central democratic concern based on an ambitious study of democratic mandates through the lens of agenda-setting in five West European countries since the 1980s. The authors develop and test a new model bridging studies of party competition, pledge fulfillment, and policymaking. The core argument is that electoral priorities are a major factor shaping policy agendas, but mandates should not be mistaken as partisan. Parties are like 'snakes in tunnels': they have distinctive priorities, but they need to respond to emerging problems and their competitors' priorities, resulting in considerable cross-partisan overlap. The 'tunnel of attention' remains constraining in the policymaking arena, especially when opposition parties have resources to press governing parties to act on the campaign priorities. This key aspect of mandate responsiveness has been neglected so far, because in traditional models of mandate representation, party platforms are conceived as a set of distinctive priorities, whose agenda-setting impact ultimately depends on the institutional capacity of the parties in office. Rather differently, this book suggests that counter-majoritarian institutions and windows for opposition parties generate key incentives to stick to the mandate. It shows that these findings hold across five very different democracies: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK. The results contribute to a renewal of mandate theories of representation and lead to question the idea underlying much of the comparative politics literature that majoritarian systems are more responsive than consensual ones.

Politics and Society in Western Europe

Author : Jan-Erik Lane
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0857022083
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Society in Western Europe written by Jan-Erik Lane and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-12-23 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics and Society in Western Europe is a comprehensive introduction for students of West European politics and of comparative politics. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to meet with the new needs of undergraduate students as they come to terms with a changing social and political landscape in Europe. This textbook provides a full analysis of the political systems of 18 Western European countries, their political parties, elections, and party systems, as well as the structures of government at local, regional, national and European Union levels. Throughout the book, key theoretical ideas are accessibly introduced and examined against the very latest empirical data on civil society and the state.

Territorial Party Politics in Western Europe

Author : W. Swenden
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 023058294X
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Territorial Party Politics in Western Europe written by W. Swenden and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the organization and strategy of state-wide parties from across some of the most important multi-layered countries in Western Europe. The volume provides the first systematic attempt to study the strategy of state-wide parties on the basis of the comparative literature on issue voting.

A Short History of Electoral Systems in Western Europe

Author : Andrew McLaren Carstairs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135026785
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis A Short History of Electoral Systems in Western Europe by : Andrew McLaren Carstairs

Download or read book A Short History of Electoral Systems in Western Europe written by Andrew McLaren Carstairs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise and accessible account of the historical experience of European parliaments – why different electoral systems were adopted, how they have functioned, how they have affected the development of political parties, and in what respects they have been found over time to be either suitable or unsatisfactory. The book begins with a summary of the main electoral systems, analysing and re-assessing each in the light of historical experience. The core of the book, however, is a country-by-country account of the systems which have operated in each of the main West European countries, in the context of their own constitutional, political and social developments.

Regionalist Parties in Western Europe

Author : OSCAR MAZZOLENI
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317068955
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Regionalist Parties in Western Europe by : OSCAR MAZZOLENI

Download or read book Regionalist Parties in Western Europe written by OSCAR MAZZOLENI and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regionalist parties matter. Over the past 40 years, they have played an ever-larger role in West European democracies. Because of their relevance and temporal persistence, their achievements have increasingly become visible not only in electoral arena, but also as regards holding office and policy-making. Enhancing our understanding of these different dimensions of success, this book analyses various types of regionalist party success. Beyond conventional perspectives, the focus of this book is also on how the dimensions of success are related to each other, and in particular to what extent electoral and office success – jointly or alternatively – contribute to policy success. Adopting a common theoretical framework and combining the in-depth knowledge of country experts, each chapter explores the evolution and impact of regionalist parties in regional or federal states, that is the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland. This allows for a comprehensive and comparative analysis of one of the main political challenges within West-European democracies.

Party Realignment in Western Europe

Author : Hagevi, Magnus
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800884737
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Party Realignment in Western Europe by : Hagevi, Magnus

Download or read book Party Realignment in Western Europe written by Hagevi, Magnus and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifying a crisis for representative democracy in Western European party systems, this essential book studies the widening gap between political parties’ ideological economic Left–Right rhetoric. Combining in-depth theoretical analysis with empirical research, it addresses whether political party ideologies are converging or diverging, and whether these changes are initiated by the parties themselves, aligned with voter demand, or forced by economic globalization.

Regionalist Parties in Western Europe

Author : Lieven De Winter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134712006
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Regionalist Parties in Western Europe written by Lieven De Winter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnoregionalist parties are an increasingly influential political phenomenon in many Western European countries. Despite this there has been little systematic study of these important political parties. This volume fills the gap with an exploration of the successes and failures experienced by ethnoregionalist parties in post-war Europe. Regionalist Parties in Western Europe looks in detail at the fortunes of twelve regionalist parties in: the Basque country, Corsica, French speaking Belgium, Scotland, Wales, Catalonia, Flanders, Italy, and South Tyrol.

European Politics

Author : Klaus H Goetz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317989996
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Book Synopsis European Politics by : Klaus H Goetz

Download or read book European Politics written by Klaus H Goetz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book arises out of a specially commissioned issue of West European Politics marking the journal's 30th anniversary. It examines the profound changes in the European political landscape over the last three decades, including the fall of Communism; progressive European integration; territorial restructuring; public sector reforms at European, national, regional and local levels; changes in democratic participation, protest, elections, political communication, political parties and party competition; and challenges to the welfare state. The book also discusses how political science has responded to these changes in terms of its substantive focus, concepts, methods and theories. Many of the 17 contributions included identify important challenges for the future, including those stemming from EU integration, the reduced electoral accountability of politicians, the problematic legitimation of party government and the sharpening of the edges of the state. Contributors include K. A. Anderson, F. C. Castles, C. Crouch, M. Egeberg. M. Ferrera, H. Goetz, L. Hooghe, E. M. Immergut, R. F. Inglehart, M. Keating, H.-D. Klingemann H. Kriesi, M. Lodge, J. Lovenduski, P. Mair, G. Marks, Y. Mény, L. Morlino, H. Obinger, V. A. Schmidt, P. C. Schmitter, and G. Smith. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.

European Party Politics in Times of Crisis

Author : Swen Hutter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108483798
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book European Party Politics in Times of Crisis written by Swen Hutter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of party competition in Europe since 2008 aids understanding of the recent, often dramatic, changes taking place in European politics.

Green Parties and Political Change in Contemporary Europe

Author : Michael O'Neill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429828829
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Green Parties and Political Change in Contemporary Europe written by Michael O'Neill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1997, This book offers an up-to-date guide to the Green parties of Western Europe as the optimism of the 1980s confronts the ‘Green fatigue’ of the 1990s. The approach is both thematic and comparative. Green politics in Europe is located in its historical and cultural context. There is a comparative analysis of the principal ideological questions , policy issues and strategic dilemmas that have confronted the European Greens. There are national profiles of Green politics throughout the European Union. The conclusion addresses the critical issue of political change in post industrial societies. It discusses the contribution of Green parties to the ‘New Politics’ and assesses their likely impact on post-modern politics

Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties

Author : Vít Hloušek
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317085035
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties by : Vít Hloušek

Download or read book Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties written by Vít Hloušek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Extreme Right in Europe

Author : Paul Hainsworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134154321
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book The Extreme Right in Europe written by Paul Hainsworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a concise critical introduction to one of the most emergent themes in late twentieth-century history, politics and society and looks at how extremist and nationalist popular fronts have grown under the influence of modern-day issues.

Coalition Governance in Western Europe

Author : Torbjörn Bergman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019263898X
Total Pages : 775 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Coalition Governance in Western Europe by : Torbjörn Bergman

Download or read book Coalition Governance in Western Europe written by Torbjörn Bergman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 775 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coalition government is the most frequent form of government in Western Europe, but we have relatively little systematic knowledge about how that form of government has developed in recent decades. This book studies such governments, covering the full life-cycle of coalitions from the formation of party alliances before elections to coalition formation after elections (or in the sitting parliament), portfolio distribution among the coalition parties, governing and policy-making when parties work together in office, and the stages that eventually lead to government termination. A particular emphasis is on the study of how coalitions govern together even when they have different agendas. Do individual ministers decide, or the Prime minister or is the outcome a result of a process of coalition compromise? The volume covers 16 West European countries and introduces the case of Croatia, focusing mainly on governments formed during the past two decades. 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 Susan Scarrow, Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Houston, and Jonathan Slapin, Professor of Political Institutions and European Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich.

Political Parties and Electoral Change

Author : Peter Mair
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761947196
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Political Parties and Electoral Change written by Peter Mair and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-06-09 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comparative overview and account of how the parties in Western Europe have perceived contemporary challenges of electoral dealignment and how they have responded - whether organizationally, programmatically, or institutionally.