De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties of the Global South

The De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties in the Global South provides a survey of the literature that illuminates a worrying blind spot in current research. While our knowledge of parties and parliamentary democracies in the West is rich and nuanced, the same cannot be said about parties in the Global South.
This handbook defines what constitutes a party in practice beyond the borders of the West and the confines of Western academia, particular in non-democratic states. It analyzes parties' way of organizing and their relationship with society. With contributions by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars, this volume examines parties in the Global South from various perspectives and in the eyes of both the citizenry and the state.

About the author

Lise Storm is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Exeter. Her research covers topics such as democracy and democratization, political parties, party systems, and party system institutionalization.

Summary

The De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties in the Global South provides a survey of the literature that illuminates a worrying blind spot in current research. While our knowledge of parties and parliamentary democracies in the West is rich and nuanced, the same cannot be said about parties in the Global South.
This handbook defines what constitutes a party in practice beyond the borders of the West and the confines of Western academia, particular in non-democratic states. It analyzes parties’ way of organizing and their relationship with society. With contributions by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars, this volume examines parties in the Global South from various perspectives and in the eyes of both the citizenry and the state.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lise Storm (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.03.2026
• EAN: 9783111169415
• ISBN: 978-3-11-116941-5
• No. of pages: 550
• Illustrations: 23 b/w and 4 col. ill., 46 b/w tbl.
• Series: De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Handbooks
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Politische Parteien, Regime, Global South, auseinandersetzen, Parteipolitik, Globaler Süden, POL000000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOC000000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOC026000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POL028000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POL040000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Parteisystem, party systems, Party Politics, Non-democratic Regimes