Dominant Political Parties and Democracy - 9781138874138

Name: Dominant Political Parties and Democracy - 9781138874138
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Dominant Political Parties and DemocracyConcepts, Measures, Cases and Comparisons\nAuthor(s): Matthijs Bogaards, Franoise Boucek\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138874138, 978-1138874138\nSynopsis\nThis book examines dominant parties in both established democracies and new democracies and explores the relationship between dominant parties and the democratic process.\n\nBridging existing literatures, the authors analyse dominant parties at national and sub-national, district and intra-party levels and take a fresh look at some of the classic cases of one-party dominance. The book also features methodological advances in the study of dominant parties through contributions that develop new ways of conceptualizing and measuring one-party dominance. Combining theoretical and empirical research and bringing together leading experts in the field - including Hermann Giliomee and Kenneth Greene - this book features comp.