1st Edition
Political Parties and Party Systems Comparative Approaches and the British Experience
By Moshe Maor
Copyright 1997
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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
Biography
Moshe Maor is a Senior Lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
'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 Opposition
