Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / ECPR Press
Pages: 140
978-1-910259-33-7 • Paperback • November 2014 • $49.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-910259-40-5 • eBook • January 2016 • $46.50 • (£30.00)
Lauri Karvonen is Professor of Political Science at Åbo Akademi, Finland, and Director of Democracy: A Citizen Perspective (D:CE, a Centre of Excellence in Research on Democracy). His previous books include Fragmentation and Consensus (1993) and Party Systems and Voter Alignments Revisited(2001). He has published articles in journals such as International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Theoretical Politics, International Political Science Review and Party Politics.
ContentsList of Figures and Tables viiAcknowledgements xiChapter One: Introduction 1Chapter Two: Three Pillars Transformed 23Chapter Three: Parties Under Pressure 43Chapter Four: The Politics of Oversized Coalitions 73Chapter Five: Voters Amidst Change 107Chapter Six: Conclusion: Politics in a Changing Society 145Bibliography 153Index 169