The Modern British Party System

ISBN: 9780803979437 出版年：2000 页码：320 Webb, Paul D SAGE Publications Ltd

A complete and up-to-date overview of the changing nature of party politics in Britain is provided in this book. Paul Webb draws on models of comparative politics and the latest empirical analysis to map and explain the capacity of British parties to adapt to a changing political environment. He examines the nature and extent of party competition, the internal life and organizational development of parties, and the variety of evolving party systems in Britain and the links between parties and the wider political system. Recommended by the editors of Political Studies, this book provides a complete up-to-date overview of the changing nature of contemporary party politics in Britain, and draws on models of comparative politics and the latest empirical analysis to explain the capacity of British parties to adapt to a changing political environment. A number of broad themes include: the nature and extent of party competition; the internal life and organizational development of parties; the variety of evolving party systems in the United Kingdom; and the links between parties and the wider political system.