Regionalist Parties in Western Europe: Dimensions of Success

ISBN-13: 9781032097664 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 208 str.

Oscar Mazzoleni; Sean Mueller

Opis

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 dif

Spis treści

1Introduction: Explaining the policy success of regionalist parties in Western Europe 2 The Scottish National Party: Nationalism for the Many 3 The Christlich-Soziale Union: More Than Only One Double Role 4 Moderate Regionalist Parties in Spain: Convergència i Unió and Partido Nacionalista Vasco 5 Regionalist Parties in Belgium (N-VA, FDF): A Renewed Success? 6 The Südtiroler Volkspartei: Success through conflict, failure through consensus 7 The Northern League 8 A Regionalist League in Southern Switzerland 9Conclusion

O autorze

Dr. Oscar Mazzoleni is professor at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and Director of the Research Observatory for Regional Politics.

Dr. Sean Mueller is Lecturer at the University of Berne, Switzerland, and editorial assistant of the Swiss Political Science Review.