Comparative European Party Systems: An Analysis of Parliamentary Elections Since 1945 (Contemporary Issues in European Politics)

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the party systems of the whole continent of Europe. This work also includes case studies of the Baltic States and Balkan democracies and goes as far east as Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Turkey. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of Tables......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Series Editor's Preface......Page 15 Nonparty Acronyms......Page 16 Comparative Analysis......Page 18 Introduction and Context......Page 20 Data on Elections......Page 44 Classifying European Party Systems......Page 86 Electoral Systems and Their Effects......Page 98 Types of Party Systems and Governments......Page 120 Individual Case Analyses......Page 194 Austria......Page 196 Belgium......Page 203 Bulgaria......Page 211 Croatia......Page 219 Cyprus (Greek)......Page 224 Turkish Republic of Northern Cypress (TRNC)......Page 229 Czech Republic......Page 236 Denmark......Page 243 Estonia......Page 251 Finland......Page 258 France......Page 267 Georgia......Page 281 Germany......Page 286 Greece......Page 297 Hungary......Page 304 Iceland......Page 311 Republic of Ireland......Page 319 Italy......Page 326 Latvia......Page 339 Liechtenstein......Page 345 Lithuania......Page 350 Luxembourg......Page 355 Macedonia......Page 360 Malta......Page 365 Moldova......Page 370 Netherlands......Page 376 Norway......Page 384 Poland......Page 391 Portugal......Page 399 Romania......Page 405 Russia......Page 412 Slovakia......Page 421 Slovenia......Page 429 Spain......Page 436 Sweden......Page 454 Switzerland......Page 462 Turkey......Page 469 Ukraine......Page 477 United Kingdom......Page 483 Comparative European Party Systems, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive analysis across 48 party systems of party competition, electoral systems and their effects, and the classification of party systems and governments from 1945 through late-2018. The book consists of three parts. Part I provides a comparative and quantitative overview of party systems according to party families, patterns of party competition, electoral systems and their effects, and classification of party systems and governments. Part II consists of 38 detailed country profiles of longstanding democracies and of the European Union (plus nine profiles on regions such as in Spain and the UK), providing essential detail on the electoral systems, parties, party patterns and systems, dimensions of political competition, and governments. Part III provides an analysis of 10 additional country profiles of oscillating regimes such as Russia, Ukraine, and Balkan and Transcaucasus states. Comparative European Party Systems provides an excellent overview of topical issues in comparative election and party system research and presents a wealth of information and quantitative data. It is a crucial reference for scholars and students of European and comparative politics, elections, electoral systems, and parties and party systems