Liberal Parties in Western Europe

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511521843

This book is a comparative study of liberal parties in Western Europe, examining the role and development of liberal parties within individual countries; their internal party structure and organization; electoral audience; coalitions and government participation; party programmes and strategies; and international and cross-national links.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of tables
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List of diagrams
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List of maps
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Notes on the contributors
pp xv-xviii
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Preface
pp xix-xx
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-15
- By Emil J. Kirchner
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2 - Between left and right: the ambivalence of European liberalism
pp 16-28
- By Gordon Smith
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3 - Two roads of Italian liberalism: the Partito Repubblicano Italiano (PRI) and the Partito Liberale Italiano (PLI)
pp 29-61
- By Geoffrey Pridham
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4 - The FDP in the Federal Republic of Germany: the requirements of survival and success
pp 62-92
- By Emil Kirchner, David Broughton
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5 - Great Britain — social liberalism reborn?
pp 93-123
- By John Curtice
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6 - Liberalism in France
pp 124-150
- By John Frears
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7 - Liberal parties in the Netherlands
pp 151-177
- By Hans Daalder, Ruud Koole
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8 - The Belgian liberal parties: economic radicals and social conservatives
pp 178-212
- By Christopher Rudd
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9 - The Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs: protest party or governing party?
pp 213-251
- By K.R. Luther
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10 - The Swedish Liberal Party: The politics of unholy alliances
pp 252-278
- By Ulf Lindström, Ingemar Wörlund
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11 - Liberalism in Denmark: agrarian, radical and still influential
pp 279-303
- By Alastair H. Thomas
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12 - The Norwegian Liberal Party: from political pioneer to political footnote
pp 304-325
- By Jørn Y. Leiphart, Lars Svåsand
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13 - Liberal parties in Finland: from perennial coalition actors to an extra-parliamentary role
pp 326-358
- By David Arter
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14 - Liberal parties in Switzerland
pp 359-375
- By D.L. Seiler
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15 - The Luxemburg Liberal Party
pp 376-395
- By Derek Hearl
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16 - Identifying liberal parties
pp 396-435
- By Michael Steed, Peter Humphreys
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17 - Ambivalence revisited: an analysis of liberal party manifestos since 1945
pp 436-454
- By Derek Hearl
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18 - Transnational links: the ELD and Liberal Party Group in the European Parliament
pp 455-469
- By Rudolf Hrbek
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19 - Western European liberal parties: developments since 1945 and prospects for the future
pp 470-496
- By Emil J. Kirchner
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Index of political parties
pp 497-503
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General index
pp 504-508
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