This new volume addresses a basic question: how and why have political parties in Southern Europe weakened between 1995-2005? To answer these questions, the authors analyze the transformations undergone by the two main parties in Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Cyprus (North and South) and Malta, focusing on key dimensions of change. For each political group, systematic analysis is delivered on: party rules and power relationships since the mid-1990s; party membership and leadership; the professionalization of communications; competitive strategies; and, party values and programmes....
This new volume addresses a basic question: how and why have political parties in Southern Europe weakened between 1995-2005? To answer these question...
It has been argued that political parties are weakening. In Southern Europe, however, political parties have shown remarkable pragmatism. Not only have they played a crucial role in the installation and consolidation of democracy, mostly in the 1970s and 1980s, but they have also adapted to the aftermaths of severe political crises during the 1990s. Party Change in Southern Europe addresses a basic issue: Have parties in Southern Europe weakened over the decade 1995-2005? Or have they rather changed? And if so, how have they changed? To answer these questions the authors analyze the...
It has been argued that political parties are weakening. In Southern Europe, however, political parties have shown remarkable pragmatism. Not only hav...
