Overview

This timely book updates, and takes stock of, Lipset and Rokkan's classic work Party Systems and Voter Alignments: Cross-National Perspectives, an influential work since its publication in 1967. It examines the significance of the original volume for the history of political sociology, and assesses its theoretical and empirical relevance for the study of contemporary elections, voters and parties. Most importantly this volume gives scope to new areas such as consociational democracies, small island states, and newly democratising Eastern and Central European and Third World countries.

Full Product Details

9780415510806

Table of Contents

Reviews

This outstanding book is rich in both theory and evidence. For those interested not only in the study of parties, voters, and elections but also in accumulating knowledge in comparative politics, this is essential reading.. -W.M. Downs, Georgia State University

"""This outstanding book is rich in both theory and evidence. For those interested not only in the study of parties, voters, and elections but also in accumulating knowledge in comparative politics, this is essential reading.."" -W.M. Downs, Georgia State University"

Author Information

Lauri Karvonen is professor of political science at Abo Akademi in Finland.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available