Political Parties in New Democracies

Download or read book Political Parties in New Democracies written by Ingrid van Biezen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ingrid van Biezen provides a comprehensive comparative analysis of party formation and organizational development in recently established democracies. She focuses on four democracies in Southern and East-Central Europe and addresses political parties from a cross-regional perspective. Featuring a wealth of new information on party organization, this book provides a valuable theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of political parties in both old and new democracies.