Political parties have long been recognized as essential institutions of democratic
governance. Both the organization of parties, and their relationships with citizens, the state …

Surveys show a lack of trust in political actors and institutions across much of the democratic
world. Populist politicians and parties attempt to capitalise on this political disaffection …

À partir d'une revue de littérature extensive des travaux portant sur la professionnalisation
politique en France, cet article précise les différentes manières dont ce terme a été mobilisé …

How have the American presidency, the British premiership and the German chancellorship
changed over the last half-century? Has there been convergence or divergence in the …

In this article I discuss the empirical validity of the cartel thesis, and review three analytical
dimensions of the concept: organizational change, functional change and change of party …

Viewers of The Thick of It will know of special advisers as spin doctors and political
careerists. Several well-known ministers have been special advisers, among them David …

Every country, every subnational government, and every district has a designated
population, and this has a bearing on politics in ways most citizens and policymakers are …

There are three broad sets of qualities that citizens might expect politicians to display:
competence, integrity and authenticity. To be authentic, a politician must be judged to be in …

Long term changes in the recruitment patterns of European representative elites can be
described as the aggregate result of selectorates' responses to a sequence of fundamental …

Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag stellt ein Modell der Wahlkampfkommunikation vor, das es
erlaubt, Akteure, Strategien und Instrumente der Wahlkampfkommunikation systematisch zu …