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De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties of the Global South
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Abstract

Political parties in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are pivotal in both animating a plural political landscape and, at the same time, in guaranteeing the resilience of authoritarianism. Such a wide variety of performance reflects first and foremost a difference in the institutional framework and in the type of regime they operate. Accordingly, political parties’ organization and finance vary considerably across the region in a way that is functional to guarantee their survival in the context in which they operate and that reflects also the differences between the political families to which each political party is deemed to belong. The chapter surveys the different forms of party organization and finance across the MENA with the aim of investigating the factors behind the different organizational models. In so doing, it sketches a categorization of political parties that, while moving from the classic works of the tradition of political science that is deeply entrenched in the last three centuries of the European history, can also account for the historical peculiarities of the region. The goal of this research is to contribute to the debate about political parties in the MENA with new empirics while also generating new insights for a broader refinement of the literature of political parties so that it is able to account for an understudied region of the world that is often off the radar of comparative studies.

Abstract

Political parties in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are pivotal in both animating a plural political landscape and, at the same time, in guaranteeing the resilience of authoritarianism. Such a wide variety of performance reflects first and foremost a difference in the institutional framework and in the type of regime they operate. Accordingly, political parties’ organization and finance vary considerably across the region in a way that is functional to guarantee their survival in the context in which they operate and that reflects also the differences between the political families to which each political party is deemed to belong. The chapter surveys the different forms of party organization and finance across the MENA with the aim of investigating the factors behind the different organizational models. In so doing, it sketches a categorization of political parties that, while moving from the classic works of the tradition of political science that is deeply entrenched in the last three centuries of the European history, can also account for the historical peculiarities of the region. The goal of this research is to contribute to the debate about political parties in the MENA with new empirics while also generating new insights for a broader refinement of the literature of political parties so that it is able to account for an understudied region of the world that is often off the radar of comparative studies.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Dedication V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Preface to Political Parties in the Global South XI
  5. Chapter 1 Political parties. What are they and how do we study them? 1
  6. Part I: The origins of today’s political parties in the Global South
  7. Part I: The origins of today’s political parties in the Global South 27
  8. Chapter 2 The origins of contemporary political parties in Latin America (1990–2020) 37
  9. Chapter 3 The economics of political development: Party politics in Jamaica 57
  10. Chapter 4 Making sense of Arab political parties’ origins: Secular groups and nationalism 89
  11. Chapter 5 The origins of today’s political parties in Africa 119
  12. Chapter 6 The party systems of Central Asia 137
  13. Part II: Party organization and finance in the Global South
  14. Part II: Party organization and finance in the Global South 153
  15. Chapter 7 Dynamics of Islamist party trajectories in Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Uprisings: Between ideational and structural materialist approaches 165
  16. Chapter 8 Party organization and finance in the MENA region 185
  17. Chapter 9 The price of the party: How finance shapes political organization in sub-Saharan Africa 207
  18. Chapter 10 Regime types, party politics and political finance in Southeast Asia 221
  19. Part III: The functions of parties in the Global South: State and citizen perspectives
  20. Part III: The functions of parties in the Global South: State and citizen perspectives 239
  21. Chapter 11 Political parties’ functions in Latin America: Assessing the gap between expectations and reality 249
  22. Chapter 12 The functions of parties in the MENA: The state perspective 275
  23. Chapter 13 Functions of political parties in Southeast Asia: A regime perspective 289
  24. Chapter 14 Anti-party and apartisan attitudes in Southeast Asia: On ordinary citizens, political parties and leadership 311
  25. Part IV: Parties and society
  26. Part IV: Parties and society 341
  27. Chapter 15 African political parties: A citizens’ perspective 353
  28. Chapter 16 The intersection of traditional cleavages and post-materialist values in the Middle East and North Africa 377
  29. Chapter 17 The roles and prospects of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance: Voices from the Malaysian youth 397
  30. Chapter 18 The influence of Islamists in Malaysia’s People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN) 419
  31. Conclusion and perspectives
  32. Chapter 19 Political parties: Perspectives from the Global South 439
  33. Contributors
  34. Index
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111170015-010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Dedication V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Preface to Political Parties in the Global South XI
  5. Chapter 1 Political parties. What are they and how do we study them? 1
  6. Part I: The origins of today’s political parties in the Global South
  7. Part I: The origins of today’s political parties in the Global South 27
  8. Chapter 2 The origins of contemporary political parties in Latin America (1990–2020) 37
  9. Chapter 3 The economics of political development: Party politics in Jamaica 57
  10. Chapter 4 Making sense of Arab political parties’ origins: Secular groups and nationalism 89
  11. Chapter 5 The origins of today’s political parties in Africa 119
  12. Chapter 6 The party systems of Central Asia 137
  13. Part II: Party organization and finance in the Global South
  14. Part II: Party organization and finance in the Global South 153
  15. Chapter 7 Dynamics of Islamist party trajectories in Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Uprisings: Between ideational and structural materialist approaches 165
  16. Chapter 8 Party organization and finance in the MENA region 185
  17. Chapter 9 The price of the party: How finance shapes political organization in sub-Saharan Africa 207
  18. Chapter 10 Regime types, party politics and political finance in Southeast Asia 221
  19. Part III: The functions of parties in the Global South: State and citizen perspectives
  20. Part III: The functions of parties in the Global South: State and citizen perspectives 239
  21. Chapter 11 Political parties’ functions in Latin America: Assessing the gap between expectations and reality 249
  22. Chapter 12 The functions of parties in the MENA: The state perspective 275
  23. Chapter 13 Functions of political parties in Southeast Asia: A regime perspective 289
  24. Chapter 14 Anti-party and apartisan attitudes in Southeast Asia: On ordinary citizens, political parties and leadership 311
  25. Part IV: Parties and society
  26. Part IV: Parties and society 341
  27. Chapter 15 African political parties: A citizens’ perspective 353
  28. Chapter 16 The intersection of traditional cleavages and post-materialist values in the Middle East and North Africa 377
  29. Chapter 17 The roles and prospects of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance: Voices from the Malaysian youth 397
  30. Chapter 18 The influence of Islamists in Malaysia’s People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN) 419
  31. Conclusion and perspectives
  32. Chapter 19 Political parties: Perspectives from the Global South 439
  33. Contributors
  34. Index
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