Oxford University Press, Date: 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:0199240558 2002. Oxford University Press ISBN 0199240558 9780199240555 [GB]

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, Date: 2003. Hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket. Small remainder marks on bottom edge of pages.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2003. Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand ISBN 0199240558 9780199240555 [US]

ISBN10: 0199240558, ISBN13: 9780199240555, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. How relevant and vital are political parties in contemporary democracies? Do they fulfill the functions that any stable and effective democracy might expect of them, or are they little more than moribund anachronisms, relics of a past age of political life, now superseded by other mechanisms of linkage between state and society? These are the central questions which this book aims to address through a rigorous comparative analysis of political parties operating inthe world's advanced industrial democracies. Drawing on the expertise of an impressive team of internationally known specialists, the book engages systematically with the evidence to show that, while adegree of popular cynicism towards them is often chronic, though rarely acute, parties have adapted and survived as organizations, remodelling themselves to the needs of an era in which patterns of linkage and communication with social groups have been transformed. This has enabled them to remain central to democratic systems, especially in respect of the political functions of governance, recruitment and, albeit more problematically, interest aggregation. On the other hand, the challenges theyface in respect of interest articulation, communication and participation have pushed parties into more marginal roles within Western political systems. The implications of these findings fordemocracy depend ...
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