Stabilising fragile democracies : comparing new party systems in Southern and Eastern Europe / edited by Geoffrey Pridham and Paul G. Lewis.

Other author Pridham, Geoffrey, 1942-
Other author Lewis, Paul G., 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, ©1996.
Descriptionxiv, 273 pages : graphs ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : Stabilising fragile democracies and party system development / Geoffrey Pridham and Paul Lewis -- Party inheritances and party identities / Michael Waller -- From nomenclatura to clientura : the emergence of new political elites in east-central Europe / Attila Ágh -- Structuring the new party systems after the dictatorship : coalitions, alliances, fusions and splits during the transition and post-transition stages / Maurizio Cotta -- Parties and electoral choices in east-central Europe / Gábor Tóka -- Italy's postwar transition in contemporary perspective / Oreste Massari -- The emergence of new party systems and transitions to democracy : Spain in comparative perspective / Paul Heywood -- Securing democracy in post-authoritarian Greece : the role of political parties / Michalis Spourdalakis -- The revenge of history : the Portuguese, Spanish and Hungarian transitions - some comparisons / András Bozóki and Bill Lomax -- The emergence of new party systems and transitions to democracy : Romania and Portugal compared / Tom Gallagher -- The formation of political parties in post-communist Poland / Wlodzimierz Wesolowski -- Bulgaria's new party system / Georgi Karasimeonov.
Local noteLittle-300778--305131006556Z
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 95025092
ISBN0415118026
ISBN0415118034 (pbk.)