Political Parties in Conflict-Prone Societies

by Reilly, Benjamin; Norlund, Per

• ISBN13: 9789280811575
• ISBN10: 9280811576
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: United Nations Univ

Summary

Well-functioning political parties are essential components of democracy. They organize voters, aggregate and articulate interests, craft policy alternatives, recruit and socialize new candidates for office, set policy-making agendas, integrate disparate groups and individuals into the democratic process, and provide the basis for coordinated electoral and legislative activity. But political parties in many developing democracies remain weak and underdeveloped, often being based around personal, ethnic or regional ties rather than national interests.

Table of Contents

Figures and tables	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Party regulation and constitutionalization: A comparative overview	p. 25
Comparative strategies of political party regulation	p. 48
Regional experiences	p. 67
Political engineering and party regulation in Southeast Asia	p. 69
Regulating minority parties in Central and South-Eastern Europe	p. 95
Political parties in conflict-prone societies in Latin America	p. 126
Party regulation in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America: The effect on minority representation and the propensity for conflict	p. 158
Party regulation and political engineering in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific islands	p. 182
Party regulations, nation-building and party systems in southern and east Africa	p. 201
Thematic perspectives	p. 221
Party regulation and democratization: Challenges for further research	p. 223
Party regulation in conflict-prone societies: More dangers than opportunities?	p. 242
International support for political party development in wartorn societies	p. 261
Conclusion	p. 286
Index	p. 306
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