Political Parties and Party Systems - Hardcover

Ware, Alan J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198780761 ISBN 13: 9780198780762

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

This is an introduction to the study of political parties and party systems. It focuses primarily on liberal democracies and the approach is a comparative one. The book's aim is to explain to students of politics how and why parties and party systems differ from one country to another. However, it also seeks to provide a more detailed understanding of party politics in five particular countries. Most of the chapters are divided into two sections. In the first section, general themes and arguments about a topic are introduced, and examples from a large number of countries are discussed in relation to it. In the second section, particular attention is paid to five of the largest liberal democracies - Britain, France, Germany, Japan and the USA.

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Review

"As the nations of the world stand amid upheavals in a number of party systems around the world, this volume is useful in understanding the forces that might impede or further such upheavals. Recommended for upper-division comparative politics or political party courses."--Choice Magazine

About the Author

Alan Ware is Fellow and Tutor in Politics, Worcesterr College, Oxford. His books include Political Parties (editor, 1987), Citizens, Parties and the State (1989), and Electoral Systems: A Comparative and Theoretical Introduction (with Andrew Reeve, 1982).

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0198780761
• ISBN 13: 9780198780762
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 454