Political parties and party platforms

This book explores the process of rebuilding the Conservative Party under David Cameron's leadership since 2005.

The book analyses how political parties compete and strategise on the issue of territorial reform using case-studies that include countries from both Western (Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain) and Central-Eastern Europe (Poland, Slovakia and Romania).

The Blair government is much less novel and distinctive than has been assumed by most commentators who have, Steven Fielding argues, taken too much of its rhetoric at face value.

European social movements have become increasingly visible in recent years, generating intense public debates.

Twitter already has become an important electoral communication tool between candidates, parties and their specific constituencies.

Unlike leadership in the House of Representatives, the nature of Senate leadership continues to remain a mystery to so many.

This book looks at the patterns and trends of participation in Indian elections since 1952 - the first elections held in independent India.

2025 ECPA Award Winner - Biography & MemoirA riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--from the foothills of Appalachia all the way to the White House.

The Encyclopaedia of Political Parties is a comprehensive record of documents and information pertaining to all the recognised and registered national and regional political parties of India.

This edited volume examines populist radical right parties in the Nordic region.

Der kommunistische Widerstand gegen den Nationalsozialismus in der Praxis: spannungsvoll und widersprüchlich.

In Central and Eastern Europe, radical right actors significantly impact public debates and mainstream policy agenda.

FISCHER KOMPAKT.

In diesem Buch vereint Marcus Bensmann die Erkenntnisse vieljähriger Recherchen des CORRECTIV-Netzwerks über die AfD.

This book offers a comparative, theory-grounded study of Maghrebi political parties since the Arab uprisings, specifically focused on Tunisia and Morocco in the first decade after the 2011 watershed elections.

"Wir wollen nicht dogmatisch die Welt antizipieren, sondern aus der Kritik der alten Welt die neue finden!

Germany remains a leader in Europe, as demonstrated by its influential role in the on-going policy challenges in response to the post 2008 financial and economic crises.

Contravening conventional wisdom, Zelizer offers a spirited defense of parties and partisanship.

This book explores the various ways in which citizens are represented in EU policy-making.

In 2005, almost 700,000 immigrants acquired the citizenship of a member state of the European Union; over 600,000 became US citizens; nearly 100,000 became Australians and approximately 200,000 Canadians.

The Chinese Communist Party and China's Capitalist Revolution examines issues of political change and development in China.

The Mountain West Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah has become the new swing region in American politics.

The balancing of government budgets after years of chronic deficits has reopened public debates over tax levels, the size of government and proposals for tax reform.

Libertarianism: For and Against offers dueling perspectives on the scope of legitimate government.

This book spotlights, analyzes and explains varying forms and patterns of state-society relations on the African continent, taking as point of departure the complexities created by the emergence, proliferation and complicated interactions of so-called 'big men' across Africa's fifty-four states.

In diesem Band aus der Reihe 'Gab es eine Alternative?

It has been argued that political parties are weakening.

In this profoundly polarized era, the nation has been transfixed on the politics of Washington and its seemingly impenetrable gridlock.

This book adopts an innovative conceptualization and analytical framework to the study of anti-system parties, and represents the first monograph ever published on the topic.

Why do Republican politicians promise to rein in government, only to face repeated rebellions from Republican voters and media critics for betraying their principles?

A key book for conflict and peace studies, reveals the gendered nature of peacebuilding, its consequences, and the importance of women playing a part in peace processes in Africa.

Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, this widely-used text analyzes interest groups within the intuitive framework of democratic theory, enabling readers to understand the workings of interest groups within the larger context of our political system.

In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, and the worst recession for over seventy years, Britain has witnessed one of the most turbulent eras in politics since the Second World War.

Politics in Scotland is an authoritative introduction to the contemporary political landscape in Scotland and an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Scottish Politics.

The Encyclopaedia of Political Parties is a comprehensive record of documents and information pertaining to all the recognised and registered national and regional political parties of India.

Populist radical right (PRR) parties are questioning women's rights and sexual democracy.

Will the modern Republican Party be able to convince the American people that its policies and positions are the right ones to guide the United States?

Nach der Auflösung der Sowjetunion 1991 durch die stalinistische Bürokratie sind trotz zahlreicher historischer Detailstudien weder der Charakter der Oktoberrevolution noch die Degeneration und das Scheitern des aus ihr hervorgegangenen Arbeiterstaates einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit klar, obwohl die Existenz der Sowjetunion die gesamte Geschichte des 20.

As incredible as it might seem, there was a time when Congress workeda time when partisan competition produced consensus and good public policy.

The Bolsheviks Come to Power is one of the most important histories of the Russian Revolution to challenge the mainstream narratives.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the spread of democracy since the 1990s has been accompanied by the proliferation of bans on ethnic political parties.

Long regarded as the "e;gold standard"e; of political parties texts, this new, nineteenth edition of Party Politics in America brings its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of party politics into an age of heightened partisan conflict; threats to the acceptance of democratic institutions; changes in the balance of power among the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court, and judicial rulings that upend long-established precedents.

The 2013 elections took place less than two years after the overwhelming wave of social protests of summer 2011.

This book, first published in 1973, examines seven revolutionary armies ranging from Cromwell's New Model Army to the Red Army of Mao Zedong.

This highly readable book, is a unique, ethnographic study of devolution and Scottish politics as well as party political activism more generally.

The Dream of Zion tells the story of the Jewish political effort to restore their ancient nation.

Rise, Decline and Renewal tells the remarkable story of the Maine Democratic Party - how it suddenly rose from irrelevance in 1954 with the election of Governor Ed Muskie, successfully challenged the ruling Republican Party over the next two decades, and initiated a creative period of wide-ranging reforms that produced a model government for a state long perceived as a cultural and economic backwater.