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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      May 2010
      August 1999
      ISBN:
      9780511625695
      9780521631358
      9780521637237
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625695
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.59kg, 336 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.47kg, 336 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, European Studies, Politics and International Relations, European Government, Politics and Policy, Comparative Politics
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, European Studies, Politics and International Relations, European Government, Politics and Policy, Comparative Politics
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
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    Leaders of political parties often have to choose between conflicting objectives, such as influence on policy, control of the government, and support among the voters. This book examines the behaviour of political parties in situations where they experience conflict between two or more important objectives. The volume contains a theoretical introduction and case studies of party leaders in Germany, Italy, France and Spain as well as six smaller European democracies. Each case focuses on the behaviour of one of several parties in situations of goal conflict, such as the 'historic compromise' in Italy, the 1982 Wende in West Germany, the making of the new Swedish constitution in the 1970s, and the termination of the Austrian 'black-red' grand coalition. In their conclusions, the editors discuss how such leadership decisions can be understood and examine the causes of different choices among party leaders.

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    "...This book demonstrates that the notions of parties as seekers of office,votes,or policy can enhance understanding of these democratic organizations. This volume is highly recomended to enrich collections on comparative politics."

    "The main virtues of this book are...the astute way in which the editors have identified a theoretically important matter that requires a preliminary empirical survey and the professionalism with which the authors of the case studies have set about their tasks. This is...essential reading for those who have ambitions to build more complex models of party competition. It is also an attractive supplementary text for those teaching courses on party competition." Michael Laver, Political Science Review

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