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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Theorizing Parties and Party Systems

Author : Sunil K. Choudhary

Published in: The Changing Face of Parties and Party Systems

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

From parliamentarism to political organizations, parties and party systems have evolved from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first-century global world, becoming important catalysts of political change and transformation. While the formation of parties across the globe has followed different patterns, to be characterized by four I’s—individuals, interests, issues and ideology—party theorization and party model building witnessed new trends to be conceptualized by C5. Despite facing crucial and critical challenges, political parties play a vital role in democratic polities in contemporary times.

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Metadata
Title
Theorizing Parties and Party Systems
Author
Sunil K. Choudhary
Copyright Year
2018
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
The Changing Face of Parties and Party Systems

Print ISBN: 978-981-10-5174-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-10-5175-3

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5175-3_1