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The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe (Paperback): Zsolt Enyedi, Kevin Deegan-Krause The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe (Paperback)
Zsolt Enyedi, Kevin Deegan-Krause
R1,617 Discovery Miles 16 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Is European party politics hovering above society? Why do voters pick one party over others? Is it a question of class? Of religion? Of attitudes about taxes or immigration or global warming? Or is it something else entirely? The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe takes a detailed look at the ways in which Western Europe's party systems are anchored in social and ideological structures. The book's first section focuses on the role of social structures - particularly education, class and religion - and analyzes the complex interplay among these factors. The second section addresses the ways that the sociological structures such as class and religion interact with voters' values. The third section examines the way that these structures and values shape the space of political competition among parties. The conclusion integrates the findings of the empirical articles, putting them into broader comparative perspective, discussing whether relatively predictable structures have been overwhelmed by media-driven spectacles, political personalities and focus on short-term economic performance. This volume will appeal to scholars and graduate students in Europe and those from North America, Asia and other regions who study European politics, political parties, cleavages and political behaviour. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.

The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe (Hardcover): Zsolt Enyedi, Kevin Deegan-Krause The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe (Hardcover)
Zsolt Enyedi, Kevin Deegan-Krause
R4,642 Discovery Miles 46 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Is European party politics hovering above society? Why do voters pick one party over others? Is it a question of class? Of religion? Of attitudes about taxes or immigration or global warming? Or is it something else entirely? The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe takes a detailed look at the ways in which Western Europe's party systems are anchored in social and ideological structures. The book's first section focuses on the role of social structures - particularly education, class and religion - and analyzes the complex interplay among these factors. The second section addresses the ways that the sociological structures such as class and religion interact with voters? values. The third section examines the way that these structures and values shape the space of political competition among parties. The conclusion integrates the findings of the empirical articles, putting them into broader comparative perspective, discussing whether relatively predictable structures have been overwhelmed by media-driven spectacles, political personalities and focus on short-term economic performance.

This volume will appeal to scholars and graduate students in Europe and those from North America, Asia and other regions who study European politics, political parties, cleavages and political behaviour.

This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.

The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe, Third Edition (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman, Kevin... The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe, Third Edition (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Sten Berglund, Joakim Ekman, Kevin Deegan-Krause, Terje Knutsen
R8,385 Discovery Miles 83 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This third edition of The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe provides an authoritative and thorough analysis of the political changes, which have occurred in Central and Eastern Europe since the demise of communism. It offers an historical, comparative perspective of the region and focuses on the social consequences of the democratization process. The country-specific chapters are written by scholars with well-documented area expertise on their respective cases: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia. Each chapter includes detailed examinations of elections, the formation of governments, electoral systems and constitutional arrangements. These in-depth and up-to-date analyses are supplemented by conclusions on the party systems and emerging political structures in the region as a whole, as well as the consolidation of democracy in a post-communist setting. The revised and expanded version of The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe provides a state-of-the art companion, which will be indispensable for students and scholars in the social sciences including political science, comparative politics, European studies and political history, as well as for policy makers and practitioners. Contributors: F.H. Aarebrot, D. Auers, C. Berglund, S. Berglund, W. Crowther, G. ular, K. Deegan-Krause, T. Donais, K. Duvold, J. Ekman, J.O. Haukaas, A. Henjak, R. Hislope, M. Jurkynas, G. Karasimeonov, T. Knutsen, M. Lagerspetz, M. Lyubenov, Z. Mansfeldova, A. Murati, S. Popa, O. Protsyk, B. Stanley, O.-V. Suciu, B. Todosijevi , G. Toka, H. Vogt, D. Zajc, N. Zako ek

Elected Affinities - Democracy and Party Competition in Slovakia and the Czech Republic (Hardcover): Kevin Deegan-Krause Elected Affinities - Democracy and Party Competition in Slovakia and the Czech Republic (Hardcover)
Kevin Deegan-Krause
R1,847 Discovery Miles 18 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nobody talks about the "Czech miracle" anymore except with irony, and no longer can anyone refer to Slovakia as "a hole in the map of Europe." Times have changed rapidly and explanation has lagged far behind. Elected Affinities is the first book-length project to account for the startling differences in the course of democratization in Slovakia and the Czech Republic during the 1990s. The book uses the natural experiment created by Czechoslovakia's dissolution to explore why some new democracies succeed and why some (nearly) fail. The comparison offers new insights into the inner workings of political parties and governments in postcommunist countries, and into the complex relationships among nationalism, economic reform, and political accountability in democracies, both new and old.

The New Party Challenge - Changing Cycles of Party Birth and Death  in Central Europe and Beyond (Hardcover): Tim Haughton,... The New Party Challenge - Changing Cycles of Party Birth and Death in Central Europe and Beyond (Hardcover)
Tim Haughton, Kevin Deegan-Krause
R4,919 R3,656 Discovery Miles 36 560 Save R1,263 (26%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Why do some parties live fast and die young, but others endure? And why are some party systems more stable than others? Based on a blend of data derived from both qualitative and quantitative sources, The New Party Challenge develops new tools for mapping and measuring party systems, and develops conceptual frameworks to analyse the dynamics of party politics, particularly the birth and death of parties. In addition to highlighting the importance of agency and choice in explaining the fate of parties, the book underlines the salience of the clean versus corrupt dimension of politics, charts the flow of voters in the new party subsystem, and emphasizes the dimension of time and its role in shaping developments. The New Party Challenge not only provides the first systematic book length study of political parties across Central Europe in the three decades since the 1989 revolutions, charting and explaining the patterns of politics in that region, it also highlights that similar processes are at play on a far wider geographical canvas. The book concludes by reflecting on what the dynamics of party politics, especially the emergence of so many new parties, means for the health and quality of democracy, and what could and should be done.

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