Proportional Western Europe [electronic resource] : The Failure of Governance /
Owen, B.author.
Rodriguez-McKey, M.author.
This is a history of political parties in ten nations (with the sections on France and Germany limited to specific period), and a critique of the existing literature that emphasizes the importance of electoral rules as determinative of political party systems.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: COUNTRIES WITH A DOMINANT PARTY -- DENMARK, SWEDEN, NORWAY -- 1. The Party System With The Various Degrees Of Dominance -- 2. The Voter Influence Structure Or The Search For The Possible Causes Of Dominance -- 3. A New Welcome Structure For The Protest Vote -- ITALY -- 1. Political Institutions. -- 2. Voters' Influence Structure From 1946 To 1992 -- 3. The Welcome Structure For The Vote Against The Government -- PART II: A QUASI TWO-PARTY SYSTEM -- AUSTRIA -- 1. Political Institutions -- 2. The Voter Influence Structure -- 3. Major Change Of The Welcome Structure For The Vote Against The Government -- PART III: A FRAGMENTED MULTIPARTY SISTEM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- 1. Political Institutions -- 2. The Voter Influence Structure -- 3. The Welcome Structure For The Vote Against The Government -- BELGIUM -- 1. Political Institutions -- 2. The Voter Influence Structure -- 3. The Welcome Structure For The Vote Against The Government -- FINLAND -- 1. Introduction And Political Institutions -- 2. The Voter Influence Structure -- 3. The Welcome Structure Modified -- FRANCE DURING THE FOURTH REPUBLIC -- 1. Political Institutions -- 2. The Voter Influence Structure -- 3. The Welcome Structure For The Vote Against Government -- WEIMAR GERMANY (1919-1932) -- 1. Political Institutions: The Right To Vote, Electoral And Party System -- 2. The Voter Influence Structure -- 3. A Welcome Structure Against The Government And Weimar -- 4. Conclusion.
This is a history of political parties in ten nations (with the sections on France and Germany limited to specific period), and a critique of the existing literature that emphasizes the importance of electoral rules as determinative of political party systems.
International relations.
Comparative politics.
Europe-Politics and government.
Political science.
Democracy.
Diplomacy.
International Relations.
Comparative Politics.
European Politics.
Political Science.
Democracy.
Diplomacy.