Political Transitions in Dominant Party Systems : Learning to Lose

Joseph Wong

ISBN 10: 0415468434 / ISBN 13: 9780415468435

Verlag: Routledge, 2008

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is a path-breaking study by leading scholars of comparative politics examining the internal transformations of dominant parties in both authoritarian and democratic settings. The principle question examined in this book is what happens to dominant political parties when they lose or face the very real prospect of losing Using country-specific case studies, top-rank analysts in the field focus on the lessons that dominant parties might learn from losing and the adaptations they consequently make in order to survive, to remain competitive or to ultimately re-gain power.Providing historical based, comparative research on issues of theoretical importance, Political Transitions in Dominant Party Systems will be invaluable reading for students and scholars of comparative politics, international politics and political parties. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780415468435

Inhaltsangabe:

Using country-specific case studies, top-rank analysts in the field focus on the lessons that dominant parties might learn from losing and the adaptations they consequently make in order to survive, to remain competitive or to ultimately re-gain power.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Edward Friedman is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin

Joseph Wong is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Political Transitions in Dominant Party ...
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Buch
Zustand: Neu