
Political Parties and Party Systems
Comparative Approaches and the British Experience
Moshe Maor(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 24. April 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-415-08285-3 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive textbook outlines and illuminates the main theories of political parties and party systems. Applying these theoretical approaches to British party politics, Moshe Maor covers all the key subjects of study including:
* classification of party definitions
* party systems change
* party institutionalization
* cohesion and dissent
* intraparty conflicts and ligislative bargaining
* multiparty electoral competition
Maor's study highlights the importance of the intraparty arena and actors in understanding the shape and behaviour of political parties, providing essential reading to students of party systems and of British politics.
* classification of party definitions
* party systems change
* party institutionalization
* cohesion and dissent
* intraparty conflicts and ligislative bargaining
* multiparty electoral competition
Maor's study highlights the importance of the intraparty arena and actors in understanding the shape and behaviour of political parties, providing essential reading to students of party systems and of British politics.
Reviews / Votes
'A well structured and readable textbook which attempts to merge comparative and national perpectives ... a welcome addition to the party politics literature it deserves a wide readership among students and scholars alike.' - Rosa Mule, Government and OppositionMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
10 s/w Tabellen
10 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-08285-3 (9780415082853)
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Person
Moshe Maor is a Senior Lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Content
Preface 1 Classifying party definitions; A scheme of organisation for party definitions; The format of the book 2 Party system change 3 Party institutionalisation 4 Models of party organisation 5 Cohesion and dissent 6 Intra-party conflicts and legislative bargaining 7 Multi-party electoral competition 8 Conclusions. Appendix: Comparative politics as a discipline