Representative government in modern Europe : institutions, parties, and government /
Michael Gallagher, Michael Laver, Peter Mair.
- 4th edition.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2006.
- xiii, 482 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents;
1. Introduction 2. The Executive 3. Parliaments 4. Constitutions, Judges, and Politics 5. The European Union and Representative Government 6. Levels of Governance 7. Patterns in Party Politics and Party Systems 8. Party Families 9. Cleavage Structures and Electoral Change 10. Inside European Political Parties 11. Elections, Electoral Systems, and Referendums 12. Building and Maintaining Government 13. Does Representative Government Make a Difference? 14. Politics Outside Parliament
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780072977066 007297706X (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005047861
Representative government and representation--Europe--Case studies. Political parties--Europe--Case studies.