{"title":"Matthias Dilling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthias Dilling\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations into the dynamics of political power and societal pressure. His work, such as \u003cem\u003eParties under Pressure\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the challenges faced by contemporary political institutions and the changing landscape of governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in politics and current affairs will find Dilling's analyses both thoughtful and enlightening, providing a nuanced understanding of political structures and their evolving roles in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"parties-under-pressure-by-matthias-dilling-9780226830254","title":"Parties under Pressure","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn illuminating investigation into why some parties evolve with their times while others fall behind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAround the world, established political parties face mounting pressures: insurgents on the Left and Right, altered media environments, new policy challenges, and the erosion of traditional strongholds, to name just a few. Yet parties have differed enormously in their ability to move with the times and update their offers to voters. This variation matters. While adaptation does not guarantee a party's electoral success, the failure to modernise can spell its decline, even collapse, and create openings for radical and populist parties that may threaten the future of liberal democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParties under Pressure\u003c\/em\u003e examines why some parties adapt meaningfully to social, economic, and political transformations while others flounder, focusing especially on the fate of Western Europe's Christian democratic parties. Matthias Dilling reveals the under-appreciated importance of party factions. While very high levels of factionalism are counter-productive and create paralysis, more moderate levels of factionalism help parties to adapt by giving visibility to fresh groups and ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDilling draws on extensive archival research in Germany, Italy, and Austria, as well as evidence from France, Japan, and beyond. Taking a comparative-historical approach, \u003cem\u003eParties under Pressure\u003c\/em\u003e sheds new light on parties' varying records of adaptive reforms over more than seventy-five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464018575596,"sku":"9780226830254","price":61.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226830254-parties-under-pressure.jpg?v=1775038179"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/matthias-dilling.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}