Two decades have passed since the transition to democracy began in Eastern Europe. Today, West and East-Central European countries share a common political spac

This book analyses the impact of socio-structural variables, such as social class, religion, urban/rural residence, age and gender, on influencing an individual

In spite of the fact that Conservative, Christian democratic and Liberal parties continue to play a crucial role in the democratic politics and governance of ev

This comprehensive and comparative book makes clear what party families are and, in doing so, helps categorise and make sense of parties in different countries.

Why do some political parties flourish, while others flounder? In this book, Meguid examines variation in the electoral trajectories of the new set of single-is