Independent relics or heralds of party decline?: the role of non-national lists in local politics

This doctoral dissertation aims to contribute to a more profound academic comprehension of the role of non-national lists in local politics. It is innovative in the proposed conceptual refinement of non-national lists and elaborates some analytical tools to add nuance to the analysis of this heterogeneous local phenomenon. The proposed tools are applied in the local multipartisan context of Flanders to study the differentiated meaning of non-national lists in Flemish municipalities. The analysis focusses on two crucial dimensions: 1) the actual independence of non-national lists in Flanders an... Mehr ...