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Party Realignment in Western Europe - Electoral Drivers and Global Constraints (Hardcover)
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Party Realignment in Western Europe - Electoral Drivers and Global Constraints (Hardcover)
Series: New Horizons in European Politics series
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Identifying a crisis for representative democracy in Western
European party systems, this essential book studies the widening
gap between political parties' ideological economic Left-Right
rhetoric and their increasing convergence on policymaking.
Addressing whether these ideologies are converging or diverging, it
answers whether these changes are initiated by the parties
themselves, aligned with voter demand, or forced by economic
globalization. The crisis of representative democracy in Western
Europe is a prevalent issue in comparative politics. This
comprehensive study assesses the problems faced by representative
democracy by analysing ideological polarization and inter-party
conflict in relation to the changing linkage between citizens,
parties, and public policies, and the implications this has for
representative democracy. Considering both supply-side and
demand-side theories, it analyses five major theoretical themes
central to the ideological convergence and polarization within
party systems, including the cartel party thesis, the median voter
theorem, realignment theory, consensus democracy theory, and
globalization theory. Going beyond theory, chapters use five
decades of empirical research to present new and unique
longitudinal and comparative data sets covering eight party
systems, ultimately providing a more accurate diagnosis of the
vitality of representative democracy in contemporary Western
Europe. Combining in-depth theoretical analysis with empirical
research, this comprehensive book will prove invaluable to students
and scholars of politics and political science, and policymakers
concerned with party systems.
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