Challenging the state : devolution and the battle for partisan credibility : a comparison of Belgium, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom / Sonia Alonso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alonso, Sonia.

Series:

Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)

Comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government--Europe--Case studies.

Decentralization in government.

Political parties--Europe--Case studies.

Political parties.

Elections--Europe--Case studies.

Elections.

Electoral geography--Europe--Case studies.

Electoral geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why do national governments implement devolution given the high risk that it will encourage peripheral parties to demand ever more devolved powers? The aim of 'Challenging the State' is to answer this question through a comparative analysis of devolution in four European countries: Belgium, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Contents:

The centre-periphery conflict and two paradoxes

Centre-periphery party competition

Political devolution and credibility constraints

Parties and voters in two dimensions: a first examination of the landscape

The emergence of a peripheral party threat

Devolution: making electoral moves credible

State parties' electoral strategies after devolution

Peripheral parties' electoral strategies after devolution

Conclusions.

Notes:

GOBI

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-162452-7

9786613593900

1-280-49867-6

OCLC:

793207131