The Comparative Politics Series

Comparative Politics is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research.

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The Comparative Politics series is edited by Professor David Farrell, University of Manchester and Alfio Mastropaolo, University of Turin

NEW IN PAPERBACK Environmental Protest in Western Europe Edited by Christopher Rootes	NEW IN PAPERBACK The Presidentialization of Politics : A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies Edited by Thomas Poguntke and Paul Webb	Party Politics in New Democracies Edited by Paul Webb and Stephen White
NEW IN PAPERBACK Losers' Consent : Elections and Democratic Legitimacy Christopher J. Anderson, Andre Blais, Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Ola Listhaug	Democratic Representation in Europe : Diversity, Change, and Convergence Edited by Maurizio Cotta and Heinrich Best	Redistricting in Comparative Perspective Edited by Lisa Handley and Bernard Grofman
NEW IN PAPERBACK Democratic Challenges, Democratic Choices : The Erosion of Political Support in Advanced Industrial Democracies Russell J. Dalton	NEW IN PAPERBACK Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies Edited by Kaare Strom, Wolfgang C. Muller, and Torbjorn Bergman	Cabinets and Coalition Bargaining : The Democractic Life Cycle in Western Europe Edited by Kaare Strom, Wolfgang C. Muller, and Torbjorn Bergman
NEW IN PAPERBACK Democracy Transformed? Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies Edited by Bruce E. Cain, Russell J.Dalton, and Susan E. Scarrow	NEW IN PAPERBACK Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe Piero Ignazi	Citizens, Democracy, and Markets Around the Pacific Rim : Congruence Theory and Political Culture Edited by Russell J. Dalton and Doh Chull Shin
Elections, Parties, Democracy : Conferring the Median Mandate Michael D. McDonald and Ian Budge	The Performance of Democracies : Political Institutions and Public Policy Edeltraud Roller	NEW IN PAPERBACK Political Parties in the New Europe : Political and Analytical Challenges Edited by Kurt Richard Luther and Ferdinand Muller-Rommel