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This book provides a complete overview of political parties in France. The social and ideological profiles of all the major parties are analysed chapter by chapter, highlighting their principal functions and dynamics within the system. This examination is complemented by analyses of bloc and system features, including the pluralist left, Europe, and the ideological space in which the parties operate. In particular, the book addresses the impressive capacity of French parties and their leaders to adapt themselves to the changing concerns of their electorates and to a shifting institutional context. Contrary to the apparently fragmentary system and increasingly hostile clashes between political personalities, the continuities in the French political system seem destined to persist. Drawing on the expertise of its French and British contributors, 'The French party system' forms a benchmark study of the state of party politics in France. It will be an essential text for all students of French politics and parties, and for students of European politics more generally.

Table of Contents:
Stress, strain and stability in the French party system / Alistair Cole
The French Communist Party: from revolution to reform / David S. Bell
PS intra-party politics and party system change / Ben Clift
The Greens: from idealism to pragmatism (1984-2002)
Bruno Villalba and Sylvie Vieillard-Coffre
Managing the plural left: implications for the party system / David Hanley
Beyond the mainstream: la gauche de la gauche / Jim Wolfreys
The UDF in the990s: the break-up of a party confederation / Nicolas Sauger
From the Gaullist movement to the president's party / Andrew Knapp
The FN split: party system change and electoral prospects / Gilles Ivaldi
Europe and the French party system / Jocelyn A. J. Evans
Contemporary developments in political space in France / Robert Andersen and Jocelyn A. J. Evans

This discussion on the South African party system looks at the past, present and possible future of the party system in terms of a number of indicators, notably: voter participation, number of political parties, competition, ideological distance, characteristics of political parties, voter volatility, change and stability. In the past the nature of the party system was to a large extent predetermined by legislation as an external factor. The repeal of legislation that affected the party system will undoubtedly lead to changes, but it will take some time to determine the impact of all the new forces on the party system.

This article is devoted to the changes of the party system of Germany. In recent years, the transformation of the party system has caused several political crises. Party spectrum is pluralized and polarized in Germany. Regional differences also increase. In this situation, the German parties are in search of new dynamics. The consequence of this is that all the main parties are now factional. The system that existed in Germany for more than half a century, with the dominance of two political forces (CDU/CSU and SPD), gradually evolved into the "one and a half" party system (only CDU/CSU dominates). The question is whether evolution will continue towards simple multi-party system, or the "one and a half" party system will remain. With a significant degree of certainty, one can say that a return to a "two and a half" party system is impossible. Changes in the party-political system lead to an increase in the diversity of the composition of the coalitions ruling in Germany. German political parties should learn how to create coalitions of three political forces, also at the federal level. The main trend of the coming years for CDU, CSU and SPD will be an attempt to return to their traditional platforms. However, a full return is impossible. More frequent red-red-green coalitions can be expected, including the federal level. But, nevertheless, serious changes in the German party system did not lead to its chronic incapacity – the system adapted to them.

Dayley reviews the book 'Japan's New Party System' by Ronald J. Hrebenar.

This book provides a complete overview of political parties in France. The social and ideological profiles of all the major parties are analysed chapter by chapter, highlighting their principal functions and dynamics within the system. This examination is complemented by analyses of bloc and system features, including the pluralist left, Europe, and the ideological space in which the parties operate. In particular, the book addresses the impressive capacity of French parties and their leaders to adapt themselves to the changing concerns of their electorates and to a shifting institutional context. Contrary to the apparently fragmentary system and increasingly hostile clashes between political personalities, the continuities in the French political system seem destined to persist. Drawing on the expertise of its French and British contributors, 'The French party system' forms a benchmark study of the state of party politics in France. It will be an essential text for all students of French politics and parties, and for students of European politics more generally.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1 Compared to What? The Austrian Party System in an International Comparison -- 2 Decline of the Party State and the Rise of Parliamentarianism: Change within the Austrian Party System -- 3 The Austrian Party System between Erosion and Innovation: An Empirical Long-term Analysis -- 4 Major Parties on the Defensive: The Austrian Party- and Electoral Landscape after the 1986 National Council Election -- 5 1986-The Year of Election Surprises: From the Perspective of the Electoral Behavior Theory -- 6 Factors of Voting Behavior: Why Do Austrian Voters Vote the Way They Do? -- 7 Voting Behavior and the Party System: The Internal Structure of the SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ Electorates -- 8 Citizen Lists and Green-Alternative Parties in Austria -- 9 Changing Issues in the Austrian Party System -- 10 National Consciousness and National Identity: A Contribution to the Political Culture of the Austrian Party System -- 11 Between Alternative and Established Forms of Political Participation: Young Austrians and the Austrian Party System between 1960 and 1987 -- 12 Reform Tendencies in the Austrian Party System -- 13 Between Old Symbolic Worlds and New Challenges: A Glance at the Internal Life of the Parties -- 14 The States and the Austrian Party System -- 15 Party Patronage in Austria: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Findings -- 16 Party Funding in Austria -- 17 The Legal Status of Political Parties -- 18 Recruitment and Recruitment Strategies -- 19 The Austrian Way? -- Documentation of Austrian Election Results, 1945-1986 -- List of Contributors -- Index.

Examines dominant parties, the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS), and the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), and movement toward a liberal democracy; some focus on impact of the rise of political parties on the trade union movement, and the Roman Catholic church; 1980s and 1990s, chiefly. Argues that the party system has far to go before it can attain stability and become firmly institutionalized.

During the past decade, Singapore has been characterized by a relatively open and competitive party system, thus setting this nation apart from a number of her Southeast Asian neighbors. However, the travails experienced by the system as it has evolved are no less in evidence today than they have been heretofore.

This book provides a complete overview of political parties in France. The social and ideological profiles of all the major parties are analysed chapter by chapter, highlighting their principal functions and dynamics within the system. This examination is complemented by analyses of bloc and system features, including the pluralist left, Europe, and the ideological space in which the parties operate. In particular, the book addresses the impressive capacity of French parties and their leaders to adapt themselves to the changing concerns of their electorates and to a shifting institutional context. Contrary to the apparently fragmentary system and increasingly hostile clashes between political personalities, the continuities in the French political system seem destined to persist. Drawing on the expertise of its French and British contributors, 'The French party system' forms a benchmark study of the state of party politics in France. It will be an essential text for all students of French politics and parties, and for students of European politics more generally.

The single-party system in Tanganyika is the framework for "nation-building." The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) has penetrated virtually all social spheres; as the government it controls the program of rapid social and economic change. In pursuing the task of creating effective state institutions the TANU government is organizing the economy into corporate segments with itself as the over-all supervisor of each segment, sponsoring comprehensive national planning, and converting the bureaucracy into a combined party and government administration. Together they are re-orient ing and widening public participation in politics in an over-all campaign to create a sense of civic obligation. At all levels TANU serves as the instrument of education and agitation. The capacity of the emergent political system to transform so ciety and absorb change will depend on the effectiveness of these efforts.

It has now been ten years since the German people elected the National Assembly which gave them the Weimar constitution. A decade of self-government under this liberal and democratic charter has rather definitely established the lines of party cleavage and the general features of the party system, and the time seems ripe for a survey of the system with a view to elucidating its principal characteristics. The present article is concerned only incidentally with party history before the revolution of 1918, and also not primarily with the party programs of today. It has to do, rather, with what Lord Bryce once referred to as "the pathology of party government," and also with what political scientists have now come to recognize as the heart—one might say the thermostat—of popular government, namely, party organization and machinery. Parteiwesen is the German word, and it refers to the practical operation of the party system.Why should Germany be the subject of such a study? There are several very good reasons. Since the overthrow of the imperial régime, Germany has been operating under a very progressive constitution. In many respects it is the most advanced constitution in the world. Political parties are required to operate such a system based on popular rule, and the party system developed in the Reich is so unique and interesting, so illustrative of many problems which are now troubling political thinkers the world over, that it warrants close study. Then again, by throwing light on the motive power and the nerves of the government, we will be better able to understand how the government itself operates. In brief, we find in Germany a new government operated by means of a new party system. The experience of an intelligent and powerful people with such a system should be useful to everyone interested in the problem of popular government.

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book provides a complete overview of the of parties in France. The social and ideological profiles of all the major parties are analysed chapter by chapter, highlighting their principal functions and dynamics within the system. These are complemented by analyses of bloc and system features, including the pluralist left, Europe, and the ideological space in which the parties operate. In particular, the book addresses the impressive capacity of French parties and their leaders to adapt themselves to the changing concerns of their electorates and to a shifting institutional context

This volume brings together comparative studies and in-depth case studies that research the diversity of party system change in Europe. In so doing it presents a model for change which challenges orthodox views of political evolution.