ISBN:
9780429442728
,
0429442726
,
9780429809927
,
0429809921
,
9780429809934
,
042980993X
,
9780429809941
,
0429809948
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Routledge studies on political parties and party systems
DDC:
306.2094
Keywords:
Political parties
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
;
Europe, Western Politics and government 21st century
Abstract:
"This comprehensive and comparative book makes clear what party families are, and, in doing so, helps categorize and make sense of parties in different countries It describes the ideology of the families in Western Europe as well as classifying political parties accordingly. Furthermore, the book examines who the party families' supporters are in terms of their social background and political values. What role for class, education, or religion in the 21st century? Finally, the book provides a discussion of the degree to which the concept of party families is still meaningful in the 21st century and how it needs to be studied comparatively and comprehensively. Is party family still valid as a conceptual device to classify and compare parties across countries in Western Europe? This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners working in the field of political behaviour, political parties and party politics, policy studies and more broadly to comparative and European politics"--...
DOI:
10.4324/9780429442728
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429442728
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429442728
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