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While party research has seen a number of conceptual developments in recent years, it has not kept pace with parties becoming more territorial as a result of the increasing importance of sub-national and supranational governance. This article lays down a framework for conceptualising and analysing multi-level parties (MLPs). We propose a synthesis of the formal and non-formal aspects of power; the former highlighting party rules and procedures, the latter focusing upon the ideational structures – norms and competing ideologies/discourses – within which party members operate. For empirical research on the MLP we propose to focus on autonomy and influence to measure the extent of (formal and non-formal) multi-levelness and to grasp better the strategies of regional branches vis-à-vis the centre.

Social Democracy has long been prominent in Nordic politics through the dominant parties and ideological hegemony of the centre-left. This book explores the growth of social democracy and the policy dilemmas that social democrats face today. It breaks new ground by relating recent literature on social democracy in Europe to Scandinavia.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Towards a Theory of Divergent Development -- 3. Cousins Divided? Development in and of Political Institutions in Scotland and Norway since 1814 -- 4. Agrarian Change in Scotland and Norway: Agricultural Production, Structures, Politics and Policies since 1800 -- 5. The Evolution of Local Government and Governance in Scotland and Norway -- 6. The Development of Industry and North Sea Oil in Scotland and Norway -- 7. Reflections on the Making of Norway -- 8. Money and Banking in Scotland and Norway -- 9. Religion in Scotland and Norway -- 10. The Nordic Welfare Model in Norway and Scotland -- 11. Access, Nature, Culture and the Great Outdoors - Norway and Scotland -- 12. Education in Norway and Scotland: Developing and Re-forming the Systems -- 13. Norway and the United Kingdom/Scotland after the Second World War -- 14. Conclusions -- The Contributors -- Bibliography -- Index