Political parties /
edited by Steven B. Wolinetz.
- xxvi, 570 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- The International library of politics and comparative government. .
- International library of politics and comparative government. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Series Preface -- Introduction -- The Function of Political Parties: A Critique of the Literature and the Approach -- Political Parties in Western Democracies: Some Sceptical Reflections -- Political Parties: The Functional Approach and the Structural Alternative -- Formalizing and Testing Durverger's Theories on Political Parties -- On the Theory of Party Organization -- Dominant Coalition and Organizational Stability -- The "Paradox of Enrollment": Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Party Memberships -- The Evolution of Party Organizations in Europe: The Three Faces of Party Organization -- Opinion Structure of Political Parties: The Special Law of Curvilinear Disparity -- The Internal Politics of Parties: The Law of Curvilinear Disparity Revisited -- Factionalism in West European Parties: A Framework for Analysis -- Formation and Success of New Parties: A Cross-National Analysis -- New Politics and Party Systems: The Emergence of a New Type of Party? -- The Silent Counter-Revolution: Hypotheses on the Emergence of Extreme Right-wing Parties in Europe -- Party Decline in the West: A Skeptic's View -- An Integrated Theory of Party Goals and Party Change -- Recasting Social Democracy in Europe: A Nested Games Explanation of Strategic Adjustment in Political Parties -- Class Structure and Social Democratic Party Strategy -- Party System Change: The Catch-all Thesis Revisited -- Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy: The Emergence of the Cartel Party -- Activist-Leader Relations and the Structure of Political Parties: "Exchange" Models and Vote-Seeking Behaviour in Parties -- Parties, Programs and Policies: A Comparative and Theoretical Perspective -- Political Parties and Macroeconomic Policy -- Name Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.