Parties and party systems: structure and context

Party systems. Party organization. For too long, scholars researching in these two areas have worked in isolation. This book bridges the divide by bringing together political scientists from both traditions to examine the intersection of rules, society, and the organization of parties within party systems. Blending theory and case studies, Parties and Party Systems builds upon the work of R. Kenneth Carty to examine how parties weather the organizational challenge of appealing to a dispersed membership while maintaining a degree of central direction. This volume will provoke theoretical reconsideration and inspire research at the organization-system nexus.

Brokerage Parties, Brokerage Politics -- Regional Pivots and Brokerage Politics -- Barbarians at the Gate? Conservative Identifiers and the Myths Of Brokerage Politics -- Franchising The Franchise Party: How Far Can a New Concept Travel? -- Courting but Not Always Serving: Perverted Burkeanism and the Puzzle of Irish Parliamentary Cohesion -- Parties, Politicians, and Parliaments: The Impact of Intra-Party Democracy on Party Unity -- Towards a European Politics -- Politicians and Local Party Organizations: A Delegation Approach -- Patterns of Party Recruitment and Campaign Individualization in an SMP System -- Joining Isn't Everything: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in Party Organizations -- Canada's National Parties: From Private to Public Institutions -- Canadian Public Funding of Parties and the End of Per-Vote Subsidies: Parties, Strategic Interests, and Decartelization -- Electoral Reform and Parliamentary Legitimacy in Canada -- Winners, Losers, and Electoral System Change -- Parties and Party Systems: The Imperatives of Integration.