TY - BOOK AU - Mershon,Carol AU - Shvetsova,Olga AU - TI - Party System Change in Legislatures Worldwide: Moving Outside the Electoral Arena SN - 9781107249806 AV - JF2071 .P378 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Party affiliation KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Political parties KW - Legislators KW - Legislative bodies KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - "In this book, Carol Mershon and Olga Shvetsova explore one of the central questions in democratic politics: How much autonomy do elected politicians have to shape and reshape the party system on their own, without the direct involvement of voters in elections? Mershon and Shvetsova's theory focuses on the choices of party membership made by legislators while serving in office"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=574884&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -