LEADER 03711nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910969904203321 005 20251116210054.0 010 $a1-282-60475-9 010 $a9786612604751 010 $a0-472-02405-1 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.16263 035 $a(CKB)2560000000014832 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000411596 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11281435 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000411596 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10357176 035 $a(PQKB)10982530 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3414832 035 $a(OCoLC)642206231 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9652 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.16263 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3414832 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10393006 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL260475 035 $a(OCoLC)743201007 035 $a(BIP)46210426 035 $a(BIP)6846538 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000014832 100 $a20010110d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAltering party systems $estrategic behavior and the emergence of new political parties in Western democracies /$fSimon Hug 210 $aAnn Arbor $cUniversity of Michigan Press$dc2001 215 $a216 p. $cill 225 1 $aInterests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-472-11184-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-203) and index. 330 $aNew political parties have regularly appeared in developed democracies around the world. In some countries issues focusing on the environment, immigration, economic decline, and regional concerns have been brought to the forefront by new political parties. In other countries these issues have been addressed by established parties, and new issue-driven parties have failed to form. Most current research is unable to explain why under certain circumstances new issues or neglected old ones lead to the formation of new parties. Based on a novel theoretical framework, this study demonstrates the crucial interplay between established parties and possible newcomers to explain the emergence of new political parties. Deriving stable hypotheses from a simple theoretical model, the book proceeds to a study of party formation in twenty-two developed democracies. New or neglected issues still appear as a driving force in explaining the emergence of new parties, but their effect is partially mediated by institutional factors, such as access to the ballot, public support for parties, and the electoral system. The hypotheses in part support existing theoretical work, but in part present new insights. The theoretical model also pinpoints problems of research design that are hardly addressed in the comparative literature on new political parties. These insights from the theoretical model lead to empirical tests that improve on those employed in the literature and allow for a much-enhanced understanding of the formation and the success of new parties. Simon Hug is Lecturer in Political Science, University of Geneva. 410 0$aInterests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics. 606 $aDemocracy$xMathematical models 606 $aPolitical parties$xMathematical models 615 0$aDemocracy$xMathematical models. 615 0$aPolitical parties$xMathematical models. 676 $a324.2/09171/3 700 $aHug$b Simon$0544622 712 02$aMichigan Publishing (University of Michigan) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969904203321 996 $aAltering party systems$94472152 997 $aUNINA