This book focuses on the issue of the agenda of party politics. Studying how political parties come to compete about some issues rather than others allows us to

Long gone are the times when class-based political parties with extensive membership dominated politics. Instead, party politics has become issue-based. Surpris

Party System Closure maps trends in interparty relations in Europe from 1848 until 2019. It investigates how the length of democratic experience, the institutio

This book analyses emerging trends in the politicisation of EU conflicts in Western Europe between 2006 and 2019, evaluating the transformative effects arising

A study of party competition in Europe since 2008 aids understanding of the recent, often dramatic, changes taking place in European politics.