Abstract
Abstract Discusses the many important functions that parties play within the democratic process, classifying them according to V.O. Key's general framework of parties in the electorate, as organizations, and in government. The chapter then asks whether social and political changes in advanced industrial democracies are eroding these roles. Two competing hypotheses are outlined to possibly account for these trends—dissatisfaction with party performance and the process of modernization.
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