Party Strategies in Western Europe: Party Competition and Electoral Outcomes

ISBN-13: 9780415601603 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 259 str.

Gemma Loomes

Opis

This text examines the reasons for party system change in Western Europe by focusing on the role that political parties themselves can play in the process. It assesses the strategies employed by established parties in 17 Western European countries between 1950 and 2010, and analyses the outcomes of these strategies.

Spis treści

1. A Party-centric Approach to Party System Change  2. Electorate-Orientated Strategies  3. Institutional Strategies  4. Selection of Cases and Measurements  5. The use of Electorate-Orientated Strategies  6. The Use of Institutional Strategies  7. Party Strategies in Western Europe: Party Competition and Electoral Outcomes

O autorze

Gemma Loomes is a teaching fellow in Comparative Politics at the University of Birmingham, UK.