Dialogues on Political Parties and Civil Society in Federal Countries

Download or read book Dialogues on Political Parties and Civil Society in Federal Countries written by Rupak Chattopadhyay and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booklet 9 explores the patterns of mutual interaction between political parties and federal institutions in the following twelve federal countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Contributors examine the multi-level structures of electoral competition and the vertical linkages of state-wide party organizations in their country, as well as processes of government formation and the coordination of public policies across territorial levels via party channels.