How Political Parties Work Perspectives from Within

Introduction by Kay Lawson
How Internal Party Democracy Works--or Does Not
"Basisdemokratie" and Political Realities: The German Green Party by Thomas Poguntke
The Formal vs. Informal Rules of French Political Parties by Andrew Appleton
Overcoming the Iron Law?: The Role of Policy Committees in the New Zealand Labor Party by Geoffrey Debnam
How Leadership and Organization Interact
IParty Organization as a Network of Relations: The Republican Party of Illinois by Mildred Schwartz
Party Leadership in Theory and in Norway: An Entrepreneurial Perspective by Karen Strom
Factionalism in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan by David Morris
How Internal Organization Affects External Performance
Party Organization and Policy Making in a Changing Environment: The Indian National Congress by Subatra Mitra
The Internal Dynamics of Local Party Sections in Belgium and Their External Effectiveness by Kris Deschouwer
Interest Parties: The Thin Line between Groups and Parties in the Israeli Electoral Process by Yael Yishai
How External Events Cause Changes in Internal Organization
Political Parties in the New Czech and Slovak Federal Republic: Their New Legal Framework and Their Actual Activities by Josef Blahoz
From Communist Party to "The Socialdemocracy of the Polish Republic" by Jerzy Wiater
The Sources of Party Change: The Social Democratic Parties of Britain, France, Germany and Spain by Frank Wilson
Conclusion
Toward a Theory of How Political Parties Work by Kay Lawson
Index