TY - BOOK ID - 32745323 TI - New challenger parties in western Europe : a comparative analysis PY - 2012 VL - 47 SN - 9780415684774 9780203130698 0415684773 0203130693 9780415750073 1283458756 9786613458759 1136475087 9781136475030 9781136475078 9781136475085 0415750075 PB - London: Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Political parties KW - Partis politiques KW - Political parties - Europe, Western UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32745323 AB - This book provides a systematic and comparative account of the rise of 'new challenger parties' across Western Europe. It analyses how parties that challenge the conventional party system by addressing issues neglected by existing parties can succeed and fail.Systematically comparing 229 elections since 1950 across 15 European democracies, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Benelux and Scandinavian countries, this book questions why new challenger parties are more successful in some countries than others, and analyses the conditions that determine their ER -