Political parties in conflict-prone societies : regulation, engineering and democratic development / edited by Benjamin Reilly and Per Nordlund.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reilly, Ben.

Nordlund, Per.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Developing countries.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Well-functioning political parties are essential components of democracy. They organize voters, articulate interests, and craft policy alternatives. They recruit and socialize new candidates for office and set policymaking agendas. They integrate disparate groups and individuals into the democratic process. And they provide the basis for coordinated electoral and legislative activity. But political parties in many developing democracies remain weak and underdeveloped, often based on personal, ethnic, or regional ties rather than on national interests. As more countries determine their leaders through multiparty elections than ever before, many fledgling democracies seek to shape the development of political parties and party systems by regulating the way parties can form, organize, and behave. This volume examines the growing trend toward promoting stable and inclusive political parties through regulation and engineering in conflict-prone young democracies around the world. Regions examined are Southeast Asia, Central and Southeastern Europe, Latin America, the Pacific Islands, and Southern and East Africa.

Contents:

Introduction / Benjamin Reilly

Party regulation and constitutionalization : a comparative overview / Ingrid van Biezen

Comparative strategies of political party regulation / Matthijs Bogaards

Political engineering and party regulation in Southeast Asia / Allen Hicken

Regulating minority parties in Central and South-Eastern Europe / Florian Bieber

Political parties in conflict-prone societies in Latin America / Matthias Catón and Fernando Tuesta Soldevilla

Party regulation in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America : the effect on minority representation and the propensity for conflict / Jóhanna Kristín Birnir

Party regulation and political engineering in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific islands / Henry Okole

Party regulations, nation-building and party systems in Southern and East Africa / Denis K. Kadima

Party regulation and democratization : challenges for further research / Iain McMenamin

Party regulation in conflict-prone societies : more dangers than opportunities? / Vicky Randall

International support for political party development in war-torn societies / Krishna Kumar and Jeroen de Zeeuw

Conclusion / Per Nordlund.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7126-9

OCLC:

649914771