Political Transitions in Dominant Party Systems: Learning to LoseJoseph Wong, Edward Friedman 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. |
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... thatthe categorizationof political systems proffered bythe Soviet bloc was pure propaganda.For Moscow, therewere three kinds of political systems:thegood guys, or peacelovingsocialists, thebad guys, who were dubbedwarprone capitalists ...
... that the comparative analysisof dominant parties means that authoritarian and democratic systems ought to be considered one and the same.They clearlyare not. But the range of regimes withinthese broad categoriesisrichlydiverse. Uncommon ...
... that the rangeof politicalchoices is vast. Aformer dominant partyorone thatis severelythreatened mightchoose to reinventits identity and ideologies to reconfigure the party'sappeal. It mightchoose tore program its policy platforms to ...
... that the extenttowhich Malaysia's democracy is flawedand shallow remainsa contentious debate among comparative politics analysts (Schedler 2006), does notmean thatthese dominant parties and thesedominant partysystems havebeen impervious ...
... Thatthe CCP leadership,andDeng Xiaoping and his allies specifically, decided against apolitical openingatthe time, however, was a strategic choice and one which evidently paid offforthe dominant party. The CCP has remained inpower, and ...
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