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Title:
Political parties and democratic linkage : how parties organize democracy / Russell J. Dalton, David M. Farrell, and Ian McAllister.
Author:
Dalton, Russell J.

Farrell, David M., 1960-

McAllister, Ian.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Call Number:
JF2051 .D35 2011
Abstract:
This volume examines how political parties ensure the functioning of the democratic process in contemporary societies. Based on unprecedented cross-national data, the authors find that the process of party government is still alive and well in most contemporary democracies.
ISBN:
9780199599356
Series:
CSES

Comparative study of electoral systems.
Physical Description:
xvii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Introduction. Parties and representative government -- I. Parties and election campaigns -- Parties and electoral institutions -- Party mobilization and campaign participation -- II. Electoral Choice -- Citizens and their policy preferences -- Party images and party linkage -- Voter choice and partisan representation -- III. Parties in government -- Government formation and democratic representation -- Party policies and policy outputs -- Conclusion. Party evolution.
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