Political Parties and Political Systems

Andrea Rómmele is a research fellow at the MZES, University of Mannheim.David M. Farrell is professor and head of politics (GIPP) at the University of Manchester.Piero Ignazi is professor of comparative politics at the University of Bologna.

• Preface: The Concept of Linkage Revisited by Andrea Rommele, David M. Farrell, and Piero Ignazi Parties and Linkage Linkage, or What Else? The Place of Linkage Theory in the Study of Political Parties by Peter H. Merkl The Prevalence of "Linkage-by-Reward" in Contemporary Parties by Piero Ignazi, David M. Farrell, and Andrea Rommele Linkage Processes in Party Networks by Mildred Schwartz French Political Parties and Linkage by Colette Ysmal Pinball Wizards: Political Parties and Democratic Representation in the Changing Institutional Architecture of European Politics by Kris Deschouwer Transitionalization and Citizen Links Elites With(out) Linkage in the New Millennium: A Challenge to Elite Theory by Eva Etzioni-Halevy State-Society Linkage in an Era of Globalization: The Case of India by Subrata Mitra Political Linkage in the EU by Hermann Schmitt Conclusion Linkage and Democracy by kay Lawson

"This book provides important introspection about a longstanding concept in political party research. Although unlikely to provide new nuggets of discovery unbeknown to the scholarly community, the work should be read by those with interests in the continuing evolution of state-society connections. Highly recommended. Graduate, research, and faculty collections." - Choice