Party system change in legislatures worldwide [electronic resource] : moving outside the electoral arena / Carol Mershon, Olga Shvetsova.

By: Mershon, CarolContributor(s): Shvetsova, Olga (Olga Vitalievna) | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: xvi, 222 p. : illISBN: 9781107248144 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Party affiliation -- Cross-cultural studies | Political parties -- Cross-cultural studies | Legislators -- Cross-cultural studies | Legislative bodies -- Cross-cultural studiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 328.3/69 LOC classification: JF2071 | .M47 2013Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
pt. 1. The prospect of party system change between elections -- pt. 2. Discerning mechanisms through case studies -- pt. 3. Generalizing in a broader empirical setting.
Summary: "In this book, Carol Mershon and Olga Shvetsova explore one of the central questions in democratic politics: How much autonomy do elected politicians have to shape and reshape the party system on their own, without the direct involvement of voters in elections? Mershon and Shvetsova's theory focuses on the choices of party membership made by legislators while serving in office"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. The prospect of party system change between elections -- pt. 2. Discerning mechanisms through case studies -- pt. 3. Generalizing in a broader empirical setting.

"In this book, Carol Mershon and Olga Shvetsova explore one of the central questions in democratic politics: How much autonomy do elected politicians have to shape and reshape the party system on their own, without the direct involvement of voters in elections? Mershon and Shvetsova's theory focuses on the choices of party membership made by legislators while serving in office"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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