This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the party systems of the whole continent of Europe. This work also includes case studies of the Baltic States and Balkan democracies and goes as far east as Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Turkey.
Author(s): Alan Siaroff
Series: Contemporary Issues in European Politics
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 501
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of Tables......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Series Editor's Preface......Page 15
Nonparty Acronyms......Page 16
Comparative Analysis......Page 18
Introduction and Context......Page 20
Data on Elections......Page 44
Classifying European Party Systems......Page 86
Electoral Systems and Their Effects......Page 98
Types of Party Systems and Governments......Page 120
Individual Case Analyses......Page 194
Austria......Page 196
Belgium......Page 203
Bulgaria......Page 211
Croatia......Page 219
Cyprus (Greek)......Page 224
Turkish Republic of Northern Cypress (TRNC)......Page 229
Czech Republic......Page 236
Denmark......Page 243
Estonia......Page 251
Finland......Page 258
France......Page 267
Georgia......Page 281
Germany......Page 286
Greece......Page 297
Hungary......Page 304
Iceland......Page 311
Republic of Ireland......Page 319
Italy......Page 326
Latvia......Page 339
Liechtenstein......Page 345
Lithuania......Page 350
Luxembourg......Page 355
Macedonia......Page 360
Malta......Page 365
Moldova......Page 370
Netherlands......Page 376
Norway......Page 384
Poland......Page 391
Portugal......Page 399
Romania......Page 405
Russia......Page 412
Slovakia......Page 421
Slovenia......Page 429
Spain......Page 436
Sweden......Page 454
Switzerland......Page 462
Turkey......Page 469
Ukraine......Page 477
United Kingdom......Page 483
