ABSTRACT

Political Parties and Partisanship provides an up-to-date examination of the conceptualizations, causes, and consequences of partisanship in both new and established democracies in Eastern Europe.

chapter 1|25 pages

Introduction

Partisanship, social identity and individual attitudes

chapter 4|15 pages

Rethinking partisanship

Some thoughts on a unified theory

chapter 5|13 pages

Partisanship in nine western democracies

Causes and consequences

chapter 6|19 pages

Travel tips for students of electoral choice

The dynamics of partisanship in Britain and elsewhere

chapter 10|18 pages

The stability of partisanship

Evidence from a Russian panel study

chapter 12|5 pages

Conclusion

Partisanship and heterogeneity