Party Systems and Voter Alignments Revisited

by Lauri Karvonen (Editor), Stein Kuhnle (Editor)

Overview

This timely book updates, and takes stock of, Lipset and Rokkan's classic work Party Systems and Voter Alignments: Cross-National Perspectives, an influential work since its publication in 1967. It examines the significance of the original volume for the history of political sociology, and assesses its theoretical and empirical relevance for the study of contemporary elections, voters and parties. Most importantly this volume gives scope to new areas such as consociational democracies, small island states, and newly democratising Eastern and Central European and Third World countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415510806
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/29/2011
Series:	Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lauri Karvonen is professor of political science at Abo Akademi in Finland.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Theoretical and Analytical Developments, Revisited Themes, New Perspectives and Areas. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"This outstanding book is rich in both theory and evidence. For those interested not only in the study of parties, voters, and elections but also in accumulating knowledge in comparative politics, this is essential reading.."
-W.M. Downs, Georgia State University

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