Examines differences in opposition party strength in hybrid regimes in Africa and relates some parties' ability to transcend ethnic cleavages to past patterns of authoritarian rule.
"New political parties have regularly appeared in developed democracies around the world. In some countries, environmental issues, immigration concerns, economic decline, or regional issues have been rallying points for new political parties, while in other countries these same …
Analisa a situação política brasileira contemporânea, examinando a relativa debilidade dos partidos políticos brasileiros. Identifica a presença de elementos que prejudicam a constituição dos partidos, a consolidação de suas bases sociais e de sua própria identidade, a sua capac…
"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 Shvet…
Parties and party systems: structure and context
Party systems. Party organization. For too long, scholars researching in these two areas have worked in isolation. This book bridges the divide by bringing together political scientists from both traditions to examine the intersection of rules, society, and the organization of p…
"Party systems. Party organization. For too long, scholars researching in these two areas have worked in isolation. This book bridges the divide by bringing together political scientists from both traditions to examine the intersection of rules, society, and the organization of …
Party systems. Party organization. For too long, scholars researching in these two areas have worked in isolation. This book bridges the divide by bringing together political scientists from both traditions to examine the intersection of rules, society, and the organization of p…
Rebuilding Canadian party politics
by Young, Lisa, Cross, William Paul, Carty, R. Kenneth
"Rebuilding Canadian Party Politics discusses the breakdown of the old party system, with its unique pattern of organization and competition. It analyzes the emergence of the Reform Party and the Bloc Quebecois, the fate of the Conservative and New Democratic Parties, and the re…