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Introduction: political parties in advanced industrial democracies

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posted on 2023-06-07, 23:13 authored by Paul WebbPaul Webb
This introductory chapter describes the aim of the book and the scope and framework of the analysis it presents. It distinguishes three broad types of research inquiry into the performance and standing of political parties: (1) studies focusing on party connections with the electorate (e.g. partisan dealignment, electoral volatility, membership change); (2) studies examining the development of party organizations over time; and (3) studies investigating aspects of party performance on behalf of the wider political system. Accordingly, each of the country case studies in the following 13 chapters are divided into the same three sections, plus an introduction, and a conclusion. These three sections cover: the popular legitimacy of parties; party organizational strength; and the systemic functionality of parties—which addresses governance and political recruitment, interest articulation and aggregation, political participation, and political communication and education.

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Publication status

  • Published

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Page range

1-15

Pages

488.0

Book title

Political parties in advanced industrial democracies

Place of publication

Oxford & New York

ISBN

9780199240562

Department affiliated with

  • Politics Publications

Full text available

  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Paul Webb, Ian Holliday, David Farrell

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06