The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties (Routledge International Handbooks) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367620006 ISBN 13: 9780367620004

Publisher: Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the study of political parties provided by leading experts in the field.

In an era of widespread political disillusionment, political parties are often the main targets of citizen dissatisfaction, yet they are the key institutions that make democracy work. Analysing political parties in unrivalled depth and breath, with comparative thematic chapters throughout, as well as a dedicated section on political parties and party politics in specific country and regional settings, this handbook examines and illuminates the key questions around: how parties organise; how their ideologies have evolved over time; their relationship with society; how they differentiate themselves and how they respond to new social, economic, and political developments.

The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties is essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in and actively concerned about research in the study of political parties, party systems, and party politics.

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About the Author

Neil Carter is Professor of Politics at the University of York, UK.

Daniel Keith is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York, UK.

Gyda M. Sindre is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York, UK.

Sofia Vasilopoulou is Professor of European Politics at King’s College London and Honorary Professor at the University of York, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367620006
• ISBN 13: 9780367620004
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 508
• Editor: Carter Neil, Keith Daniel, Sindre Gyda M., Vasilopoulou Sofia