TY - BOOK AU - Sartori,Giovanni TI - Parties and party systems: a framework for analysis T2 - ECPR Press Classics SN - 9780954796617 U1 - 324.2 PY - 2005/// CY - Colchester PB - ECPR KW - Political parties N1 - 1. The party as part -- 2. The party as a whole -- 3. The preliminary framework -- 4. The party from within -- 5. The numerical criterion -- 6. Competitive systems -- 7. Non-competitive systems -- 8. Fluid polities and quasi-parties -- 9. The overall framework -- 10. Spatial competition N2 - Outlines a comprehensive and authoritative approach to the classification of party systems. Offering an extensive review of the concept and rationale of the political party, while developing a sharp critique of various spatial models of party competition ER -