Political Parties and the State in the Global South - State-Building, Corruption and Party System Change

This book introduces a new framework for understanding how the relationship between political parties and the state shapes the development of political parties, party systems, and democratic consolidation.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Understanding Party System Formation and Institutionalisation 3. Democratic Transitions and Party Systems in Africa 4. Authoritarian State-Building and Party Systems in Asia 5. Political Parties and the State in South Asia 6. Institutionalised Parties and Party System Change in India 7. Weak Parties, Civil-Military Relations and the Pakistani State 8. Party-Based State Capture and the Politicisation of the Bangladeshi State 9. Political Parties and the State at Critical Junctures

About the author

Albertus Schoeman holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Sussex, UK, and is a former World Bank Africa Fellow. He works on issues of public sector reform, anti-corruption and governance.

Summary

This book introduces a new framework for understanding how the relationship between political parties and the state shapes the development of political parties, party systems, and democratic consolidation.

Product details

• Authors: Albertus Schoeman
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032430508
• ISBN: 978-1-03-243050-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Political Parties, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Social groups, Developing Countries, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Development Studies, Political parties and party platforms, Social groups, communities and identities, Global South / Developing countries