Handbook on opposition politics / edited by Eoin O'Malley (School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland), Francesco Cavatorta (Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universit ̌Laval, Canada), and Alexander Baturo (School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Malley, Eoin, editor.

Cavatorta, Francesco, editor.

Baturo, Alexander, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opposition (Political science)--Research.

Opposition (Political science).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This comprehensive Handbook examines the role of political opposition across different political systems. Contributors draw on a series of in-depth case studies, including specific chapters on country-cases to explore the impact of opposition within democracies, anocracies (or hybrid regimes), and autocracies. Leading experts explore political opposition through a theoretical and comparative perspective, identifying a common analytic framework that can be applied across regime types. They assess the many forms political opposition can take, from opposition parties and interest groups to mass protests and violent action. The Handbook examines why particular modes of opposition manifest, while empirical chapters focus on the diversity and commonalities in opposition politics across the world, using a broad range of examples from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. The Handbook builds on several literatures in the sub-discipline of comparative politics, ultimately shedding light on the dynamics, dimensions and constraints of political opposition. Providing insight into the theory and practice of opposition politics, this expansive Handbook will greatly benefit scholars and students of comparative political science, public policy, and European and international politics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Opposition politics in democracies, anocracies and autocracies / Alexander Baturo, Eoin O'Malley and Francesco Cavatorta

Part I: Forms of political opposition

2. The changing shape of formal opposition in advanced democracies / Eoin O'Malley

3. Informal opposition politics in arts, culture, and youth / Cristina Moreno Almeida

4. Civil society as an oppositional force in democratic and non-democratic regimes / Vincent Durac

5. Humour as political opposition / Ross Carroll

6. Everyday opposition / Stephanie Dornschneider-Elkink

Part II: Democratic regimes

7. America's own brand of extremists? Militias and anti-government opposition in the United States / Victor Bardou-Bourgeois

8. Japan: Weak opposition in a dominant party system / Ko Maeda

9. The political opposition in India / Subrata K. Mitra, Jivanta Schottli and Markus Pauli

10. The United Kingdom: Loyal opposition as a political institution / Nigel Fletcher

11. Chilean opposition dynamics: Mechanisms of status quo reproduction / Bruna Fonseca, Inés Fynn and Lihuen Nocetto

12. Opposition and two-party politics in Ghana / Anja Osei

13. Opposition in action: Divides, strategies and constraints in brazil's legislative arena / Bianca Flório Lima

Part III: Anocracies

14. The crown and its peripheries: Understanding opposition dynamics in the hashemite kingdom of jordan / Paul Esber

15. Indonesia's weak opposition amidst party cartelisation / Alexandre Pelletier

16. Poland's opposition politics: Resisting the populist swing / Agnieszka Kwiatkowska

17. Colombia: Opposition in the midst of uncertainty / Laura Gamboa

18. Opposition politics in senegal: From legal recognition to governmental turnover / Marie Brossier

19. State resistance and complementarity among the women of hizb ut-tahrir in tunisia / Alessandra Bonci

Part IV: Autocratic regimes

20. Exiting as opposition: The case of cuba / Bert Hoffmann

21. China: Systematic surveillance, censorship and repression / Alexandre Schiele and Ting-Sheng Lin

22. Destroying opposition in autocracy: The case of Russia in 1991-2024 / Nikita Khokhlov

23. Unpacking the world of opposition in Venezuela 1999-2023: The who and the how / Maryhen Jiménez

24. From the royal court to the data feed: Political opposition in - and beyond - Saudi Arabia / Javier Bordón

25. The Syrian offshore opposition - lack of presence, lack of leverage? / Gianmarco Fontana

26. The evolution of political opposition in post-revolutionary iran / Mohsen Moheimany.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035307647 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.