Political Parties And Democracy: Volume I: The Americas
by Kay Lawson /
2017 / English / PDF
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Scholars offer clearly written coverage of the relationship between political parties and democracy in the Western Hemisphere.
Review
"This welcome and remarkable collection of original essays covers assessments of political parties in an unusually broad range of countries. Taking into account he critical importance of parties for the operation of democracy, juxtaposed with their weaknesses both as democratic organizations and as agents of state democracy, results in clear and honest assessments of the state of parties today. Bickerton on Canada and Dwyre on the U.S. represent this well-reasoned approach with the confidence that comes from a thorough understanding of their own country's situation." (Dr. Mildred Schwartz, Professor Emerita at University of Illinois and Visiting Scholar, New York University)
"Kay Lawson's Political Parties and Democracy is a tremendous success in giving readers the most recent information and insights about political parties around the globe. The set includes not only excellent contributions on the party systems that exemplify strong democratic regimes like the United States and the United Kingdom, but careful insights on volatile party systems in newer democracies such as Poland, and on systems still transitioning to democratic rule in places as diverse as Kenya and Morocco. Readers learn about the world's party systems and the universal challenges to parties as linkage mechanisms in the early 20th century." (Robin Kolodny, Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University)
