Despite the increasing academic interest in populism, we still lack understanding of
individual factors contributing to populist voting. One of the main reasons for this is that …

European radical left parties (RLPs) are gradually receiving greater attention. Yet, to date,
what has received insufficient focus is why such parties have maintained residues of …

Der 3. Oktober 1999 markierte in der Entwicklung des österreichischen Parteiensystems
einen Wendepunkt. Am Abend des Tages der österreichischen Nationalratswahl stand fest …

There is a developing crisis of social democratic trade unionism in Western Europe; this
volume outlines the crisis and examines the emerging alternatives. The authors define'social …

Both parties and interest groups matter to democracy. Historically, examples of close
relationships between the two abound. But perhaps the best known-because it was …

This book provides an innovative analysis and interpretation of the overall trajectory of the
Western European radical left from 1989 to 2015. After the collapse of really existing …

When political parties make policy decisions they are influenced by the competition they
face from other parties. This book examines how party competition and party systems affect …

This article investigates to what extent social democratic parties still benefit from the support
of union members at the polls. Not only are social democratic parties confronted with new …

Volt is a pan-European, Eurofederalist party that seeks to deepen and democratize
European Union integration. It participated in elections in nine European countries and won …

This article examines Germany's Agenda 2010 reforms, passed in 2003, with regard to
Antonio Gramsci's discussions of passive revolution. It does so via a consideration of the …