Peter Mair rather than of kind, and hence party system change is a continuous phenomenon.
It is also a confusing phenomenon, since these particular summary measures conflate …

Despite the scepticism that increasingly surrounds their role and standing in contemporary
democracies, scholarly interest in political parties continues unabated. But this interest is …

Steven B. Wolinetz range of countries: the United States and Britain with two-party systems,
and countries such as France or Germany, with multiparty competition. Distinctions between …

PARTY SYSTEM INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND PARTY SYSTEM THEORY 205 party
systems are more vulnerable to allowing anti-party politicians to come to power. Many such …

The three preceding chapters have analyzed three core components of party systems: the
electoral, office-related and policy-related aspects of party competition. These aspects affect …

In this rich and broad-ranging volume, Giovanni Sartori outlines what is now recognised to
be the most comprehensive and authoritative approach to the classification of party systems …

Many years after its emergence in the vocabulary of comparative politics, the label of 'anti-
system'is still one of the most used to describe a party or group that exerts a radical form of …

The study of parties and party systems still constitutes one of the largest and most active
subfields within comparative politics (for example, Janda, 1993). It is also a study which …

This chapter looks at the competition between parties and how it leads to different party
systems. First, the chapter looks at the origins of party systems. Historical cleavages …

This paper argues that the state is relevant for explaining differences in the dynamics of
West European parties and party systems, presenting a comprehensive framework …