TY - BOOK AU - Gallagher,Michael AU - Laver,Michael AU - Mair,Peter TI - Representative government in modern Europe: institutions, parties, and government SN - 9780072977066 U1 - 321.8043 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Representative government and representation KW - Europe KW - Case studies KW - Political parties KW - Politics and government KW - 1945- N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005047861-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2005047861-b.html ER -