1st Edition

Party Families in Western Europe

By Peter Egge Langsæther Copyright 2023
274 Pages 108 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

274 Pages 108 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

274 Pages 108 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This comprehensive and comparative book makes clear what party families are and, in doing so, helps categorise and make sense of parties in different countries. It describes the ideology of the families in Western Europe as well as classifying political parties accordingly. Furthermore, the book examines who the party families’ supporters are in terms of their social background and political... Read more

1. Introduction: Party Families and Their Voters in the 21st Century

2. Left Socialist Parties

3. Social Democratic Parties

4. Green Parties

5. Christian Democratic Parties

6. Liberal Parties

7. Conservative Parties

8. New Right Parties

9. Comparing the Party Families

10. Conclusion and Discussion: Sister Parties or Third Cousins?

Biography

Peter Egge Langsæther is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway.