Political parties / edited by Steven B. Wolinetz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Series Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Function of Political Parties: A Critique of the Literature and the Approach -- 2. Political Parties in Western Democracies: Some Sceptical Reflections -- 3. Political Parties: The Functional Approach and the Structural Alternative -- 4. Formalizing and Testing Durverger's Theories on Political Parties -- 5. On the Theory of Party Organization -- 6. Dominant Coalition and Organizational Stability -- 7. The "Paradox of Enrollment": Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Party Memberships -- 8. The Evolution of Party Organizations in Europe: The Three Faces of Party Organization -- 9. Opinion Structure of Political Parties: The Special Law of Curvilinear Disparity -- 10. The Internal Politics of Parties: The Law of Curvilinear Disparity Revisited -- 11. Factionalism in West European Parties: A Framework for Analysis -- 12. Formation and Success of New Parties: A Cross-National Analysis -- 13. New Politics and Party Systems: The Emergence of a New Type of Party? -- 14. The Silent Counter-Revolution: Hypotheses on the Emergence of Extreme Right-wing Parties in Europe -- 15. Party Decline in the West: A Skeptic's View -- 16. An Integrated Theory of Party Goals and Party Change -- 17. Recasting Social Democracy in Europe: A Nested Games Explanation of Strategic Adjustment in Political Parties -- 18. Class Structure and Social Democratic Party Strategy -- 19. Party System Change: The Catch-all Thesis Revisited -- 20. Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy: The Emergence of the Cartel Party -- 21. Activist-Leader Relations and the Structure of Political Parties: "Exchange" Models and Vote-Seeking Behaviour in Parties -- 22. Parties, Programs and Policies: A Comparative and Theoretical Perspective -- 23. Political Parties and Macroeconomic Policy -- Name Index.

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