The West European Party System

The analysis of party systems in Western Europe has long constituted a major focus of concern in comparative political science. Now for the first time, many of the classic writings in this field have been collected into a single volume. The collection contains seminal writings by Weber, Neumann, Duverger, Kirchheimer, Daalder, Rokkan, and Sartori, as well as a selection from the more recent debates on changes in European party systems, including the contributions of Pedersen, Wolinetz, and Inglehart. The writings cover the development, stabilization, and transformation of party systems and include some of the key analyses which have sought to distinguish between different types of party systems.

Oxford Readings In Politics And Government	p. ii
Preface and Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Development Of The Mass Party	p. 23
The Origin of Political Parties	p. 25
The Advent of Plebiscitarian Democracy	p. 31
Caucus And Branch, Cadre Parties and Mass Parties	p. 37
The Party Of Democratic Integration	p. 46
The Catch-All Party	p. 50
Parties In Pluralism	p. 61
The Stabilization Of Party Systems	p. 73
Structuring The Party System	p. 75
The 'reach' Of The Party System	p. 78
Cleavage Structures, Party Systems, and Voter Alignments	p. 91
Towards A Generalized Concept Of Verzuiling	p. 139
The Sociology Of Parties: A Critical Review	p. 150
The Transformation Of Party Systems	p. 183
Persistence and Change In Western Party Systems, 1945-1969	p. 185
Electoral Volatility In Western Europe, 1948-1977	p. 195
Parameters Of Change	p. 208
The Transformation Of Western European Party Systems	p. 218
Models Of Change	p. 232
The Nature Of Value Change	p. 247
Dimensions Of Ideology In European Party Systems	p. 253
From Class-Based To Value-Based Politics	p. 266
Typologies Of Party Systems	p. 283
The Two-Party System And The Multiparty System	p. 285
Party Systems and Patterns Of Opposition	p. 296
Types Of Party System	p. 302
The Electoral Balance	p. 311
A Typology Of Party Systems	p. 316
Notes On Contributors	p. 351
Select Bibliography	p. 353
Index	p. 361
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