Political Parties in the New Europe: Political and Analytical Challenges

by Kurt Luther, Ferdinand Mïller-Rommel

Overview

The scope and intensity of the challenges currently faced by western European political parties is exceptionally large, threatening the viability of the manner in which they have traditionally operated and causing them to seek new behaviours and strategies. This volume brings together some of the foremost scholars of European party politics, whose evaluation of political parties in 'the new Europe' is organised under four broad headings: Parties as Corporate Actors; Parties and Society; Parties and the State and Parties Beyond the Nation State. Each contributor not only provides a concise, critical review of the theoretical and methodological 'state of the art' in respect of a specific aspect, but also reviews the latest empirical findings in that area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199253227
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/03/2003
Series:	Comparative Politics
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Keele University

Universitat Dusseldorf

Table of Contents

I Introduction1. Political Parties in a Changing Europe, Kurt Richard Luther and Ferdinand Müller-RommelII Parties and Society2. Political Parties and their Publics, Russel J. Dalton, Ian McAllister, and Martin Wattenberg3. Party Organizational Linkage: Parties Without Firm Social Roots?, Thomas Poguntke4. Campaign Modernization and the West European Party, David M. FarrellIII Parties as Purposive Organizations5. The Internal Life of Parties, Richard S. Katz6. Party Organizational Change: Competing Explanations?, Robert Harmel7. Parties, Ideologies, and Issues. Stability and Change in Fifteen European Party Systems 1945-1998, Andrea Volkens and Hans-Dieter KlingemannIV Parties and National Government8. Parties and Government Formation, Portfolio Allocation and Policy Definition, Lieven De Winter9. Policy-Making Capacities of European Party Government, Hans KemanV Parties, The Nation State And Beyond10. Parties and the Institutional Framework, Wolfgang C. Müller11. Parties and Party Systems in the European Union, Luciano BardiVI Conclusion12. Parties and Party Research in the New Europe, Kurt Richard Luther and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel