Democracy and the Cartelization of Political Parties

ISBN-13: 9780199586011 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 240 str.

Richard S. Katz; Peter Mair

Opis

This volume is the first book length treatment of the cartel party thesis, one of the most influential theories in party politics. It examines what cartelization means for parties and party systems, and what it means for the future of democracy.

Recenzje

A robust discussion of social pressures on political parties, the ways in which they adapt to these and the state of democracy during the past few decades - if not right up to today.

O autorze

Richard S. Katz is Professor of Political Science at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He was co-editor of the European Journal of Political Research (2006-2012). His books include A Theory of Parties and Electoral Systems (Johns Hopkins 1980, 2006), Democracy and Elections (Oxford 1997), Handbook of Party Politics (co-edited with William Crotty, Sage, 2006), The Challenges of Intra-Party Democracy (co-edited with William P. Cross, OUP, 2013). He is vice-chair and treasurer on the Executive Committee of the European Consortium for Political Research. The late Peter Mair was Professor of Comparative Politics at the European University Institute. His publications include Ruling the Void: The Hollowing of Western Democracy (Verso, 2013), Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies (co-edited with Petr Kopecký and Marcia Spirova, OUP, 2012), Party System Change: Approaches and Interpretations, and Identity, Competition, and Electoral Availability (edited, Cambridge, 1990).