{"product_id":"9781421403212","title":"A Theory of Parties and Electoral Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolitical parties and elections are the mainsprings of modern democracy. In this classic volume, Richard S. Katz explores the problem of how a given electoral system affects the role of political parties and the way in which party members are elected. He develops and tests a theory of the differences in the cohesion, ideological behavior, and issue orientation of Western parliamentary parties on the basis of the electoral systems under which they compete. A standard in the field of political theory and thought, \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Parties and the Electoral System\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary party structures and demonstrates the wide utility of the rationalistic approach for explaining behavior derived from the self-interest of political actors. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157758263536,"sku":"9781421403212","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781421403212_p0.jpg?v=1769899021","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781421403212","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}