Regulating Political Parties European Democracies in Comparative Perspective

Regulating Political Parties provides a novel and valuable contribution to the existing literature on political parties by discussing the various dimensions of party law and regulation, in Europe and other regions of the world. To what extent are political parties legitimate objects of state regulat...

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Other Authors:	van Biezen, Ingrid (Editor), ten Napel, Hans Martien (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Leiden University Press 2014
Subjects:	Political parties > Law and legislation > Europe. Political science and theory. Political structures: democracy. Political parties. LAW / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. Political parties and party platforms. Leiden University Press LUP Social and Political Sciences SPS Law LAW Politics and Government POL & GOV Political Science, Political Parties, law, regulation, Democracy Electronic books.
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Frontmatter
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Introduction Regulating Political Parties: European Democracies in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 2 Dilemmas of Regulating Political Finance, with Special Reference to the Dutch Case
Chapter 3 Lessons from the Past: Party Regulation in the Netherlands
Chapter 4 The Constitutionalization of Political Parties in Post-war Europe
Chapter 5 Party Laws in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 6 Explaining Legislative Confl ict over the Adoption of Political Financing Law in the European Union
Chapter 7 Th e SGP Case: Did it Really (Re)Launch the Debate on Party Regulation in the Netherlands?
Chapter 8 Will it All End in Tears? What Really Happens when Democracies Use Law to Ban Political Parties
Chapter 9 Ethnic Party Regulation in Eastern Europe
Chapter 10 On the Engineerability of Political Parties: Evidence from Mexico
About the authors
Index