Political Parties and the Collapse of the Old Orders

John Kenneth White is Professor of Politics at Catholic University of America. His previous books include Governing New York State, Third Edition (edited with Jeffrey M. Stonecash and Peter W. Colby), also published by SUNY Press, Still Seeing Red: How the Cold War Shapes the New American Politics; Political Parties in the Information Age (co-written with Daniel M. Shea); The Politics of Ideas: Intellectual Challenges to the Parties after 1992; The New Politics of Old Values; and The Fractured Electorate: Political Parties and Social Change in Southern New England. Philip John Davies is Reader in American Studies at De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom.

• List of Tables and FiguresPreface: Political Parties in an Era of ChangeJohn Kenneth White and Philip John DaviesChapter 1 The American Experience: Public Skepticism, Economic Dislocation, and Partisan DecayJohn Kenneth White and Philip John DaviesChapter 2 The United Kingdom: Change within ContinuityTim HamesChapter 3 French Political Parties: A State within the StateColette YsmalChapter 4 Whither the Old Order: The Collapse of the GDR and the "New" German Party SystemCharlie Jeffery and Charles LeesChapter 5 Italy: The Demise of the Post-War PartyocracyNick CarterChapter 6 Canadian Political Parties: Contemporary ChangesArthur L. JohnsonChapter 7 Australia: An Old Order Manages ChangeRodney SmithChapter 8 Mexico: The End of One-Party Pluralism?Michael W. FoleyChapter 9 Political Parties and the Emergence of Israel's Second RepublicAsher ArianChapter 10 South Africa: Rise and Demise of Political PartiesChristopher ThornhillChapter 11 Russia: Party Formation and the Legacy of the One-Party StateEdwin BaconChapter 12 Parties and the MillenniumSusan J. TolchinAbout the AuthorsIndex

"There are several dimensions to this work which I especially like. First and foremost, the work is the only body of scholarship which explores on a global scale the place of political parties within the context of the post-Cold War era. It is therefore timely, comprehensive, and unique. The scope of the material is impressive. Second, the work will take students into political systems where relatively little is known regarding partisan and electoral politics. It will be an excellent educational tool. Third, the work is deep, probing, and rich in data. It is not an impressionistic volume, but instead empirically based. For these three reasons, I find much value in this work." — Gary L. Rose, author of The American Presidency Under Siege