Political Parties Books

New and Published Books

1. Racial Exclusionism and the City

   The Urban Support of the National Front

   By Christopher T. Husbands

   First published in 1983, this book reports on the results of a survey in thirteen areas of England where the National Front (NF) had previously gained significant levels of electoral support and examines the social and political histories of these areas to reveal not only who and was voting for the...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe

   Edited by Zsolt Enyedi, Kevin Deegan-Krause

   Series: West European Politics

   Is European party politics hovering above society? Why do voters pick one party over others? Is it a question of class? Of religion? Of attitudes about taxes or immigration or global warming? Or is it something else entirely? The Structure of Political Competition in Western Europe takes a detailed...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
3. Party Politics in the Western Balkans

   Edited by Vera Stojarová, Peter Emerson

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   This book examines the development of party politics in the region of Western Balkans, describing party politics and analyzing inter-ethnic or inter-party cooperation and competition. Beginning with a thematic overview of the electoral systems and their link to the party systems, the authors...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
4. Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe

   Does EU Membership Matter?

   Edited by Tim Haughton

   What impact has EU membership had on party politics in Central and Eastern Europe? Although there is an emerging body of literature on the Europeanization of political parties, most of these accounts focus exclusively on Western Europe. Drawing on a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
5. Political Leadership, Parties and Citizens

   The personalisation of leadership

   Edited by Jean Blondel, Jean-Louis Thiebault

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   Social structure may historically have been of primary importance in accounting for the attitudes and behaviour of many citizens, but now changes in social structure have diminished the role played by class and religious affiliation, whilst the significance of personality in political leadership...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
6. Democracy and Violence

   Global Debates and Local Challenges

   Edited by John Schwarzmantel, Hendrik Kraetzschmar

   Illustrated most dramatically by the events of 9/11 and the subsequent ‘war on terror’, violence represents a challenge to democratic politics and to the establishment of liberal-democratic regimes. Liberal-democracies have themselves not hesitated to use violence and restrict civil liberties as a...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
7. Lula, the Workers' Party and the Governability Dilemma in Brazil

   By Hernán F. Gómez Bruera

   Series: Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics

   While scholars, activists and pundits from around the world have heralded the Lula years as a breakthrough for poverty reduction and the forthcoming emergence of Brazil as a dynamic economic superpower, many of their counterparts in the country as well as a number of Brazilianists elsewhere, have...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
8. The Chinese Communist Party and China’s Capitalist Revolution

   The Political Impact of Market

   By Lance Gore

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   The Chinese Communist Party and China’s Capitalist Revolution examines issues of political change and development in China. In the last 30 years China has experienced a profound political transformation and a degree of political progress but these are largely mired in the assumption that the free...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
9. Referendums and Representative Democracy

   Responsiveness, Accountability and Deliberation

   Edited by Maija Setälä, Theo Schiller

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   This volume analyses how the use of referendums affects the central functions and characteristics of representative democracy. It provides a balanced account of the interaction between referendums and representative institutions and actors, seeking to evaluate whether referendums supplement or...

   Published April 9th 2013 by Routledge
10. Reconfiguring Ethiopia: The Politics of Authoritarian Reform

    Edited by Jon Abbink, Tobias Hagmann

    This book takes stock of political reform in Ethiopia and the transformation of Ethiopian society since the adoption of multi-party politics and ethnic federalism in 1991. Decentralization, attempted democratization via ethno-national representation, and partial economic liberalization have...

    Published April 7th 2013 by Routledge