Political Parties and Electoral Change : Party Responses to Electoral Markets, Hardcover by Mair, Peter (EDT); Muller, Wolfgang C. (EDT); Plasser, Fritz (EDT); Bardi, Luciano (CON); Bille, Lars (CON); Deschouwer, Kris (CON); Knapp, Andrew (CON); Mair, Peter (CON); Marsh, Michael (CON); Muller, Wolfgang C. (CON); Pedersen, Karina (CON); Plasser, Fritz (CON); Scarrow, Susan E. (CON), ISBN 0761947183, ISBN-13 9780761947189, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Eight case studies of European political parties and their reactions to changes in the "electoral market," are presented by Mair (comparative politics, Leiden U., the Netherlands), Müller (political science, U. of Mannheim, Germany), and Plasser (political science, U. of Innsbruck, Austria). Examining the four "major" democracies--Britain, France, Germany, and Italy--and four smaller ones--Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Ireland--the case studies analyze such electoral change factors as electoral results, electoral fractionalization, effective number of parties, electoral volatility, voter turnout, party identification, and anti-partisanship. Focusing on two or three "key" parties each, the studies also discuss party perceptions and reactions to electoral change. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()