{"product_id":"political-parties-and-electoral-change","title":"Political Parties and Electoral Change","description":"How have Europe′s mainstream political parties responded to the long-term decline in voter loyalties?\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat are the consequences of this change in the electoral markets in which parties now operate?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePopular disengagement, disaffection, and withdrawal on the one hand, and increasing popular support for protest parties on the other, have become the hallmarks of modern European politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an excellent account of how political parties in Western Europe are perceiving and are responding to these contemporary challenges of electoral dealignment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter employs a common format to present and compare the changing strategies of established parties and party systems in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is an invaluable portrait of the changing electoral environment and how parties are interacting with each another and voters today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolitical Parties and Electoral Change is essential reading for anybody seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary electoral politics and of the challenges facing west European party systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Mair is Professor of Comparative Politics at Leiden University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWolfgang C. M ller is Professor of Political Science at the University of Mannheim and previously taught at the University of Vienna. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFritz Plasser is Professor of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246870516056,"sku":"9780761947189","price":283.96,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/political-parties-and-electoral-change","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}