Description
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.
About the Author
Moshe Maor is a Senior Lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Reviews
'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
Book Information
ISBN 9780415082853
Author Moshe Maor
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 362g
