Challenger parties are on the rise in Europe, exemplified by the likes of Podemos in Spain,
the National Rally in France, the Alternative for Germany, or the Brexit Party in Great Britain …

The eurozone crisis has altered the party political landscape across Europe. The most
visible effect is the rise of challenger parties. The crisis not only caused economic hardship …

This book offers a novel perspective on British elections, focusing on the importance of
increasing electoral volatility in British elections, and the role of electoral shocks in the …

Democratic backsliding, a term commonly used to describe the recent changes in politics in
Central and Eastern Europe, is most profoundly related to the emergence and electoral …

The 2008 Great Recession has altered party allegiances in many countries. This has been
very visible in some of the countries hardest hit by the crisis, such as Spain. The Spanish …

Despite the increasing academic interest in populism, we still lack understanding of
individual factors contributing to populist voting. One of the main reasons for this is that …

This article presents a case study of the emergence of the issue-linkage necessary for a
cross-cutting European Union cleavage to become electorally salient. We argue that a key …

The seemingly random triumph and demise of new political parties in Central and Eastern
Europe actually represent a durable subsystem with relevance for party systems around the …

The two-party system in Spain collapsed in the aftermath of the Great Recession with the
appearance of two new parties, Podemos and Ciudadanos. How are we to understand the …

Why do some parties live fast and die young, but other endure? And why are some party
systems more stable than others? Based on a blend of data derived from both qualitative …