Party Elites in Divided Societies

Political Parties in Consociational Democracy
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-20127-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

Reihe: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

Working from the basis of Arend Lijphart's 1968 work on divided societies, the authors go on to look at such cultures and subcultures thirty years on, bringing in new evidence and analysis to bear on the issue. They also examine the essential role of party politics within and between these ^D", framing comparisons with a number of countries from Belgium to Israel.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deschouwer, Kris

Luther, Kurt Richard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Introduction: The Significance of Party Elites 1. A framework for the comparative analysis of political parties and party systems in consocational democracy Kurt Richard Luther 2. The utility of party and institutional indicators of change in consocational democracies Paul Pennings, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Part 2. Comparative Country Studies 3. Must what goes up always come down? Of pillars and arches in Austria's political architecture Kurt Richard Luther 4. From consocation to federation: how the Belgian parties won Kris Deschouwer 5. Parties, pillars and the politics of accommodation: weak or weakening linkages? The case of Dutch consocationalism. Rudy Andeweg, Leiden University, The Netherlands 6. The odd fellow: parties and consocationalalism in Switzerland Pascal Sciarini and Simon Hug both at University of Geneva, Switzerland 7. Israel and the consocational model: religion and class in the Israeli party system, from consocationalism to consensualism to majoritarianism Reuvan Hazan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Part 3. Party Dimensions in Comparative Perspective 8. Electoral consequences of depillarisation: the case of Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands (1945-1996) Monica Mendez-Lago, University of Salamanca, Spain 9. The consocational party system Steve Wolinetz, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada 10. 'Prudent leadership' to successful adaptation? Pillar parties and consocational democracy thirty years on Kurt Richard Luther and Kris Deschouwer

Über Autor(innen)

Kris Deschouwer, Kurt Richard Luther