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 …

When political'extremists'-organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in
democratic elections-enter the conventional institutional arena, how do mainstream actors …

In a broadly comparative, historical and quantitative analysis, this study reveals the unity of
European electorates and party systems. Investigating thirty countries in Western and …

In line with expectations EU membership has only a limited impact on party politics in the
new M ember S tates of central and eastern Europe (CEE); even the economic crisis has not …

Volt is a pan-European, Eurofederalist party that seeks to deepen and democratize
European Union integration. It participated in elections in nine European countries and won …

This book examines how political parties make difficult decisions as well as change their
fundamental stances and alter polices in an increasingly complex environment of …

Why is there so much reservation and scepticism among the Czech public as well as
politicians towards the European Union? Has the experience of the Czech Republic as a …

This article provides a comprehensive theoretical model for analysing the influence of
European party federations (Europarties) on their Central and Eastern European (CEE) …

This book addresses the meaning of contemporary social democracy and how the centre-left
is navigating through its current identity crisis, through a series of cases of social democratic …

Abstract With the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament increased its power of scrutiny
over the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and …