Ruling the Void by Mair, Peter -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents List of Tables Editor’s Foreword Introduction

Democracy and indifference Indifference and renewal Redefining democracy

1. The Passing of Popular Involvement

Citizen disengagement Electoral participation Electoral volatility Party loyalties Party membership Conclusion

2. The Challenge to Party Government

Do parties matter? Declining electoral cohesion The problem of party government The waning of party government

3. The Withdrawal of the Elites

The century of mass politics From civil society to the state: the location of parties The functions of parties

4. Popular Democracy and the European Union Polity

Being safe for, or from, democracy The EU polity Politicization and displacement Europeanization and depoliticization The puzzle of apolitical Europe The EU as a construct Conclusion: Euroscepticism and polity-scepticism

Appendix: A Note on Additional Tables Bibliography

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