This acclaimed text on comparative and Western European politics is now available in paperback. The book analyses the reasons for the continuity and stability o
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 th
A group of specialists trace the origins and development of political parties, explore their impact on the system in which they exist, and raise new questions a
The analysis of party systems in Western Europe has long constituted a major focus of concern in comparative political science. Now for the first time, many of
Reshaping of West European Party Politics offers an empirical study of party politics in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK f