Parties and Elections in New European Democracies: An Interactive Process

Rose, Richard/ Munro, Neil

ISBN 10: 0955820324 / ISBN 13: 9780955820328

Published by ECPR Press, 2010

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second edition edition. 300 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Parties and Elections in New European Democracies: An Interactive Process
• Publisher: ECPR Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955820324
• ISBN 13: 9780955820328
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.44 kilograms

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Synopsis

The abrupt transformation of one-party Communist regimes into political systems holding competitive elections challenges theories of democracy by evolution. Part One develops an inter-active model of how the supply of parties by political elites shapes the responses of inexperienced electors, and what this means for the institutionalisation of party systems and party identification. The model is then applied to elections since 1990 in ten Central and East European democracies that are now members of the European Union. Part Two provides a definitive and up to date text of election results and the formation and disappearance of parties in these ten countries. In addition, there is a lengthy chapter on elections in Russia.

About the Author

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Richard Rose has published six books on regime transformation and political behavior in post-Communist countries. He is director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at Aberdeen University. Neil Munro is senior fellow in the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Aberdeen. He and Richard Rose are the authors ofElections Without Order: Russia's Challenge to Vladimir Putin and, with William Mishler,Russia Transformed: Developing Popular Support for a New Regime.