Political Parties and the European Union offers a panoramic survey of the political parties of
contemporary Europe. It covers party politics from Scandinavia to Greece, focusing on how …

Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe is the first textbook to survey the course
of party developments in eastern Europe as a whole in the post-Communist period. This …

This comprehensive one-volume guide to politics in Eastern Europe provides a wealth of
information on the region. The author outlines the emergent political spectrum of parties and …

The European People's Party, the largest political party in Europe, has roots that run deep in
history. Founded in 1976 as a Christian Democratic federation, the European People's Party …

Presenting a detailed explanation of party politics in the European Union, this new book
uses the Party of European Socialists (PES) as a key case study, and tests the relevance of …

The scope and intensity of the challenges currently faced by western European political
parties is exceptionally large, threatening the viability of the manner in which they have …

Two decades have passed since the transition to democracy began in Eastern Europe.
Today, West and East-Central European countries share a common political space-the …

This book offers a concise and accessible coverage of the historical background, the
organization and policies of the fifteen social democratic parties in the European Union with …

The debate about the stability or change in contemporary Western European party systems
is characterised by a cacophony of contradictory voices. On one side are those who see still …

Party Systems in East Central Europeanalyzes the formation of political parties in the nations
of this region. In the first part, the authors concentrate on the key periods and turning points …