Farewell to the Party Model? | Independent Local Lists in East and West European Countries

Marion Reiser (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 353115687X / ISBN 13: 9783531156873

Published by VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2008

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Farewell to the Party Model? | Independent Local Lists in East and West European Countries | Marion Reiser (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Urban and Regional Research International | vi | Englisch | 2008 | VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften | EAN 9783531156873 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer VS in Springer Science + Business Media, Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 46, 65189 Wiesbaden, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Farewell to the Party Model? | Independent Local Lists in East and West European Countries
• Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 353115687X
• ISBN 13: 9783531156873
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 17D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 391 grams
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Synopsis

Marion Reiser, Everhard Holtmann Local independent lists as political actors are a common phenomenon on the local level in many European countries – in established Western democracies as well as in the ‘new’ democracies in Central and Eastern Europe. In some West European countries, these non-partisan groups have been an established and stable element in the local political system for decades. Ty- cally, they understand themselves as protectors of a harmonious factual political style. In their opinion, good local politics is not compatible with party politics so they consequently perceive themselves as non-parties. During the last two d- ades, presence and success of local lists have steadily increased in these co- tries. Furthermore, during the last years local lists emerged also in countries which had been formerly fully party-politicised on the local level. Explanations offered for these developments are often based on the observation of a general decline of trust in established parties and politicians. Hence, it has been argued that the disenchantment with political parties is a fertile ground for local lists. For the Central and East European countries, this argument can be - ployed only to a certain extent. Local lists established themselves in the early 1990’s as important actors on the local level especially due to a lack of party organisation in the process of democratic consolidation.

About the Author

Reiser, Marion, Dr., is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science at the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg.
Holtmann, Everhard, Dr., is Professor of Political Science at the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg.