Comparative European party systems: an analysis of parliamentary elections since 1945 (Second edition.)

This volume provides comprehensive analysis across 39 party systems of party competition, electoral systems and their effects, and the classification of party systems and governments.

Furthermore, it consists of 39 detailed country profiles (plus five profiles on regions in Spain and the UK) providing essential detail on the electoral system, parties, party systems, dimensions of political competition and governments.

It also includes case studies of the Baltic States and Balkan democracies, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Turkey.