From Farmyard to City Square? The Electoral Adaptation of the Nordic Agrarian Parties

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-7546-2084-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 219 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

How successful have the Nordic Agrarian-Centre Parties been in transforming themselves from class parties to catchall parties drawing significant support from voters engaged in the non-primary sectors of the economy? Using case studies from five comparable countries, David Arter provides an insightful account of an historic group of parties who still wield distinctive strength in the Nordic region. This detailed profile, the first ever in English, makes a unique contribution to the topical issues of party adaptation and institutional modernization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arter, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: The Swedish centre party: the poor relation of the family, Anders Widfeldt; The Norwegian Agrarian-centre party: class, rural or catchall party?, Dag Arne Christensen; The Finnish centre party: a case of successful transformation?, David Arter; The Danish venstre: liberal, Agrarian or centrist?, Jorgen Goul Andersen and Jan Bendix Jensen; The Icelandic progressive party: trawling for the town vote?, Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson; Conclusion, David Arter.

Über Autor(innen)

David Arter