Institutional theory plays a significant role in contemporary political science. As in the
previous editions, the new fourth edition provides an overview of the major institutional …

New Parties in Old Party Systems addresses a pertinent yet neglected issue in comparative
party research: why are some new parties that enter national parliament able to defend a …

Rather than weakening the forces of nationalism among member states, the expanding
power of the European Union actually fosters conditions favorable to regionalist movements …

The literature on external voting overlooks why some political parties campaign abroad
while others remain focused on the national territory. This article investigates the …

While elections are viewed as the lynchpin of modern democracies, few works have
adequately assessed the role played by political parties in mobilizing voters. Much of the …

Una de las características principales de los sistemas de partidos institucionalizados es la
estabilidad de sus componentes. Varios estudios muestran la existencia de una fuerte …

Compulsory rules are known to have far‐reaching effects beyond boosting electoral
participation rates. This article examines the relationship between compulsory voting and …

Quantitative studies aiming at general explanations for the emergence of new political
parties stress the importance of new issues and the programmatic behaviour of other parties …

The paper examines determinants of electoral entry and success of ethnic minority parties in
central and eastern Europe. The application of a hierarchical selection model shows that the …

Scholars have mainly studied the formation of political parties on the macro-level, but to
explain the conditions of successful party establishment it is important to understand the …