xi, 352 pages : 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction : conservatism and conservative politics. The character of modern British conservatism / Gillian Peele -- Some causes and consequences of the failure of Scottish conservatism / William John Money -- The conservative dilemma : ideology and vote maximisation in Sweden / Sten Berglund and Ulf Lindström -- Conservatism in Denmark : a profile of party activists / Ib Faurby and Ole P. Kristensen -- The conservative party in Norway : from opposition to alternative government / Bjarne Kristiansen and Lars Svåsand

Conservatism and Christian democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany / Alf Mintzel -- The failure of conservative politics in Belgium / Anthony Mughan -- Conservatism in the Netherlands / Hermann von der Dunk -- The Giscardians / Jean-Claude Colliard -- The political forces of French conservatism : Chirac's Rassemblement and the president's party / Patrick Lecomte

The mass clientelism party and conservative politics : Christian democracy in southern Italy / Mario Caciagli -- Spanish conservative politics / Kenneth Medhurst -- Christian democrats, conservatives and transnational party cooperation in the European community : centre-forward or centre-right? / Geoffrey Pridham

Introduction : conservatism and conservative politics. The character of modern British conservatism / Gillian Peele -- Some causes and consequences of the failure of Scottish conservatism / William John Money -- The conservative dilemma : ideology and vote maximisation in Sweden / Sten Berglund and Ulf Lindstrom -- Conservatism in Denmark : a profile of party activists / Ib Faurby and Ole P. Kristensen -- The conservative party in Norway : from opposition to alternative government / Bjarne Kristiansen and Lars Svasand

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