A comparative analysis of political websites and their users from seven Western
democracies. Digital politics is shorthand for how internet technologies have fueled the …

This article is an overview of the types and level of institutionalization of party systems in
seven young democracies in East and Southeast Asia. By applying Alan Siaroff's typology of …

Personalisation is the most relevant political phenomenon of our time. After the decline of
structural and ideological foundations of Western democracies, a radical shift from collective …

This book offers a critical overview on the literature on party change and provides original
data on several dimensions of party organizations, focusing in particular on Portuguese …

Personalization is the most relevant political phenomenon of our time. With the weakening of
the structural and ideological foundations of Western democracies, a radical shift from …

What does it mean, today, to be citizens in the globalised world of the Internet age? The
political culture is being subjected to significant forces of change. The public sphere and the …

For scholars of the western political left, the year 1989 proved to be a watershed moment.
For seventy years, the Soviet Union had provided a fundamental cleavage for the political …

Die politikwissenschafltiche Diskussion hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren ausführlich mit
der Medialisierung und Professionalisierung von politischen Parteien in Westeuropa …

In recent years, members of established political parties have received increased powers to
select candidates and leaders. Several explanations have been advanced to account for this …

The circulation of the ruling class has been a relevant concern in political analysis, but
investigation of the determinants of a successful career still remains relatively neglected …