Political parties and elections are the mainsprings of modern democracy. In this classic volume, Richard S. Katz explores the problem of how a given electoral system affects the role of political parties and the way in which party members are elected. He develops and tests a theory of the differences in the cohesion, ideological behavior, and issue orientation of Western parliamentary parties on the basis of the electoral systems under which they compete. A standard in the field of political theory and thought, The Theory of Parties and the Electoral System contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary party structures and demonstrates the wide utility of the rationalistic approach for explaining behavior derived from the self-interest of political actors.
- ISBN10 0801824354
- ISBN13 9780801824357
- Publish Date 1 November 1980
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 11 July 1996
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition Illustrated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 168
- Language English