Introduction by Kay Lawson<BR>

How Internal Party Democracy Works--or Does Not<BR>

"Basisdemokratie" and Political Realities: The German Green Party by Thomas Poguntke<BR>

The Formal vs. Informal Rules of French Political Parties by Andrew Appleton<BR>

Overcoming the Iron Law?: The Role of Policy Committees in the New Zealand Labor Party by Geoffrey Debnam<BR>

How Leadership and Organization Interact<BR>

IParty Organization as a Network of Relations: The Republican Party of Illinois by Mildred Schwartz<BR>

Party Leadership in Theory and in Norway: An Entrepreneurial Perspective by Karen Strom<BR>

Factionalism in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan by David Morris<BR>

How Internal Organization Affects External Performance<BR>

Party Organization and Policy Making in a Changing Environment: The Indian National Congress by Subatra Mitra<BR>

The Internal Dynamics of Local Party Sections in Belgium and Their External Effectiveness by Kris Deschouwer<BR>

Interest Parties: The Thin Line between Groups and Parties in the Israeli Electoral Process by Yael Yishai<BR>

How External Events Cause Changes in Internal Organization<BR>

Political Parties in the New Czech and Slovak Federal Republic: Their New Legal Framework and Their Actual Activities by Josef Blahoz<BR>

From Communist Party to "The Socialdemocracy of the Polish Republic" by Jerzy Wiater<BR>

The Sources of Party Change: The Social Democratic Parties of Britain, France, Germany and Spain by Frank Wilson<BR>

Conclusion<BR>

Toward a Theory of How Political Parties Work by Kay Lawson<BR>

Index