The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties

The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the study of political parties provided by leading experts in the field. In an era of widespread political disillusionment, political parties are often the main targets of citizen dissatisfaction, yet they are the key institutions that make democracy work. Analysing political parties in unrivalled depth and breath, with comparative thematic chapters throughout, as well as a dedicated section on political parties and party politics in specific country and regional settings, this handbook examines and illuminates the key questions around: how parties organise; how their ideologies have evolved over time; their relationship with society; how they differentiate themselves and how they respond to new social, economic, and political developments. The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties is essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in and actively concerned about research in the study of political parties, party systems, and party politics.

Introduction Neil Carter, Daniel Keith, Gyda M. Sindre and Sofia Vasilopoulou PART 1 Definitions and party evolution 1 Party change beyond the ‘classical models?’ The role of agency, context, and democracyOscar Mazzoleni and Reinhard Heinisch 2 Parties and partisanship in political theoryAlfred Moore 3 Party systems and party system changeZsolt Enyedi and Fernando Casal Bértoa PART 2 Party as an organization 4 Party organizationAnika Gauja 5 Party membershipSusan E. Scarrow and Paul D. Webb 6 Party financeDaniela R. Piccio 7 Party institutionalisationNicole Bolleyer 8 Political parties and social movementsMyrto Tsakatika 9 Political parties and genderTània Verge PART 3 Party ideology and party families 10 Cleavage politics in the twenty-first centuryJames Dennison and Sophia Hunger 11 The far rightDaphne Halikiopoulou 12 The centre-right: Christian Democrats, Conservatives and LiberalsMarija Taflaga 13 Liberal partiesCaroline Close and Thomas Legein 14 Social democracyBjörn Bremer 15 Radical left partiesDaniel Keith and Luke March 16 Green partiesNeil Carter PART 4 Party competition and representation 17 Party strategies: valence versus positionAgnes Magyar, Sarah Wagner and Roi Zur 18 Issue competition and agenda settingChristoffer Green-Pedersen 19 Niche parties and party competitionMarkus Wagner 20 Parties in government and in coalitionsZachary Greene and Despina Alexiadou 21 Parties and representationJae-Jae Spoon 22 Personalisation and political partiesHelene Helboe Pedersen PART 5 Contemporary issues and challenges 23 Populism and partiesStijn van Kessel 24 Parties and climate changeConor Little 25 Parties and immigrationPontus Odmalm 26 Parties and European integrationSofia Vasilopoulou 27 Parties, issues and genderHilde Coffé, Miki Caul Kittilson, Bonnie M. Meguid and Ana Catalano Weeks 28 Post-conflict political partiesCarrie Manning and Gyda M. Sindre 29 Clientelism and political partiesSergiu Gherghina and Clara Volintiru PART 6: Regional comparisons 30 Political parties in Russia and post-Soviet statesNeil Robinson 31 Political parties in East AsiaKo Maeda 32 Political parties in Southeast AsiaAndreas Ufen 33 Political parties in Latin America Saskia P. Ruth-Lovell 34 Political parties in Sub-Saharan AfricaMatthijs Bogaards 35 Political parties in North AfricaLise Storm 36 Political parties in the Arab Middle EastHendrik Jan Kraetzschmar and Valeria Resta 37 Political parties in IndiaIndrajit Roy and Maya Tudor PART 7 Methods for estimating party preferences 38 Text analysis of party manifestosDaniela Braun 39 Voting advice applicationsFrederico Ferreira da Silva and Diego Garzia 40 Expert surveys in party researchMaurits J. Meijers and Nina Wiesehomeier

Neil Carter is Professor of Politics at the University of York, UK. Daniel Keith is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York, UK. Gyda M. Sindre is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York, UK. Sofia Vasilopoulou is Professor of European Politics at King’s College London and Honorary Professor at the University of York, UK