The Influence of the Type of Dominant Party on Democracy A Comparison Between South Africa and Malaysia /

• Main Author: Kaßner, Malte (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2014.
• Series: Politik in Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika, Politikwissenschaftliche Analysen zur Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländerforschung
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Comparative politics.; International relations.; Social Sciences.; Political Science, general.; Comparative Politics.; International Relations.

Dominant parties and democracies – are they really strange bedfellows? Malte Kaßner sheds light on the relation between one-party dominance and democracy from a comparative perspective. The study examines the key question how different types of dominant parties influence democracy in multicultural s...

Table of Contents:

• Different types of dominant parties
• Organization of dominant parties
• Character and impacts of ideological concepts
• Behavioural norms of dominant parties
• Effects on the type of democracy.