Poles together? : the emergence and development of political parties in postcommunist Poland /

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Author / Creator:Szczerbiak, Aleks.
Imprint:New York : Central European University Press, 2001.
Description:xvii, 280 p.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4548391
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ISBN:9639241237 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Contemporary Party Models
  • Party Development in Postcommunist Poland
  • Modeling Party Structure and Organization in Postcommunist Poland
  • Notes
  • Chapter 2. The Distribution of Power within Parties
  • Party Decisionmaking Structures
  • Parliamentary--Extraparliamentary Party Relations
  • Leaders and Members
  • Local--National Relations
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Chapter 3. The Party Machine
  • The Party Central-Office Bureaucracy
  • The Parliamentary Party Bureaucracy
  • The Local Party Machine
  • The Professionalization of Parties
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Chapter 4. Parties and Their Electorates
  • Party Electoral Strategies
  • The 1997 Parliamentary Election Campaign
  • Party Electoral Profiles
  • The Role of Party Leaders
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Chapter 5. Parties as Membership Organizations
  • Party Membership and Local Implantation
  • Party Ancillary Organizations and Interest-Group Relations
  • The Role and Functions of Local Party Branches
  • Demand-Side Factors: Party Organizational Strategies
  • Supply-Side Factors: Popular Attitudes toward Parties
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Chapter 6. Parties and the State
  • The State and Party Funding
  • The State and Party Media Access
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Appendix 1. Parties and Organizations in the Democratic Left Alliance, May 1997
  • Appendix 2. Parties and Organizations in Solidarity Electoral Action, March 1997
  • Bibliography
  • Index