When Movements Become Parties - The Bolivian Mas in Comparative Perspective

Provides a new way of thinking about parties formed by social movements, and their evolution over time.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Theoretical framework and methods; 2. Origins and ascendance to power; 3. Candidate selection patterns; 4. National policymaking patterns; 5. The MAS in comparative perspective; Conclusions.

About the author

Santiago Anria is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania. His research focuses on social movements, political parties, and democracy in Latin America, and has appeared in journals including Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Democracy, and Latin American Politics and Society. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Summary

The first rigorous comparative study of movement-based parties, this book shows not only how movements form parties but also how movements contribute to shaping parties' internal politics and organizational models. Anria sheds new light on Latin America's three most innovative leftist parties: Bolivia's MAS, Brazil's PT, and Uruguay's FA.

Product details

• Authors: Santiago Anria, Santiago (Dickinson College Anria
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781108427579
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42757-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Comparative Politics, Bolivia, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political parties and party platforms