Farewell to the Party Model? - Independent Local Lists in East and West European Countries (Paperback, 2008 ed.)

Marion Reiser, Everhard Holtmann Local independent lists as political actors are a common phenomenon on the local level in many European countries - in established Western democracies as well as in the 'new' democracies in Central and Eastern Europe. In some West European countries, these non-partisan groups have been an established and stable element in the local political system for decades. Ty- cally, they understand themselves as protectors of a harmonious factual political style. In their opinion, good local politics is not compatible with party politics so they consequently perceive themselves as non-parties. During the last two d- ades, presence and success of local lists have steadily increased in these co- tries. Furthermore, during the last years local lists emerged also in countries which had been formerly fully party-politicised on the local level. Explanations offered for these developments are often based on the observation of a general decline of trust in established parties and politicians. Hence, it has been argued that the disenchantment with political parties is a fertile ground for local lists. For the Central and East European countries, this argument can be - ployed only to a certain extent. Local lists established themselves in the early 1990's as important actors on the local level especially due to a lack of party organisation in the process of democratic consolidation.

General

Imprint:	VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Urban and Regional Research International, 11
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	2008
Editors:	Marion Reiser • Everhard Holtmann
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	290
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-531-15687-3
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics
LSN:	3-531-15687-X
Barcode:	9783531156873

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