Restructuring party systems in Northwestern Europe: A comparative analysis of six countries

Hanspeter KriesiDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, ItalyDepartment of Political Science, University of Zurich, Swen HutterDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyCenter for Civil Society Research, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Party Politics: The International Journal for the Study of Political Parties and Political Organizations

Published online on January 29, 2026

Abstract

Party Politics, Ahead of Print.
The article examines the impact of the recent crises – the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, Brexit, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine – on the structuration of party competition in six Northwestern European countries. Situating the multiple crises in a ...