De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties of the Global South

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De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties of the Global South

Edited by: Lise Storm

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2026

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Volume 7 | De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Handbooks

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The De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties in the Global South provides a survey of the literature that illuminates a worrying blind spot in current research. While our knowledge of parties and parliamentary democracies in the West is rich and nuanced, the same cannot be said about parties in the Global South.

This handbook defines what constitutes a party in practice beyond the borders of the West and the confines of Western academia, particular in non-democratic states. It analyzes parties’ way of organizing and their relationship with society. With contributions by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars, this volume examines parties in the Global South from various perspectives and in the eyes of both the citizenry and the state.

First handbook centered on political parties in the Global South
Addresses key questions in the study of political parties
Features contributions from leading scholars in the field
A must-have resource for anyone studying political parties

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Lise Storm, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Dedication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface to Political Parties in the Global South Lise Storm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	XI
Chapter 1 Political parties. What are they and how do we study them? Lessons from the Global South Lise Storm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I: The origins of today’s political parties in the Global South
Part I: The origins of today’s political parties in the Global South Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
Chapter 2 The origins of contemporary political parties in Latin America (1990–2020) Laura Wills-Otero and Edisantiago Gutiérrez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	37
Chapter 3 The economics of political development: Party politics in Jamaica David R. Salmon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	57
Chapter 4 Making sense of Arab political parties’ origins: Secular groups and nationalism Giulia Cimini and Maati Monjib Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	89
Chapter 5 The origins of today’s political parties in Africa Nicole Beardsworth and Eloïse Bertrand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	119
Chapter 6 The party systems of Central Asia Akramjon Fozilov, Luca Anceschi and Akram Umarov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	137
Part II: Party organization and finance in the Global South
Part II: Party organization and finance in the Global South Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
Chapter 7 Dynamics of Islamist party trajectories in Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Uprisings: Between ideational and structural materialist approaches Mohd Irwan, Syazli Saidin and Abdulaziz Alotaibi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	165
Chapter 8 Party organization and finance in the MENA region Valeria Resta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	185
Chapter 9 The price of the party: How finance shapes political organization in sub-Saharan Africa Nic Cheeseman, Chipo Dendere and Lise Rakner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	207
Chapter 10 Regime types, party politics and political finance in Southeast Asia Paul Chambers and Andreas Ufen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	221
Part III: The functions of parties in the Global South: State and citizen perspectives
Part III: The functions of parties in the Global South: State and citizen perspectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
Chapter 11 Political parties’ functions in Latin America: Assessing the gap between expectations and reality Bianca Flório Lima and Graziele Silotto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
Chapter 12 The functions of parties in the MENA: The state perspective From irrelevance to punching bag? Francesco Cavatorta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	275
Chapter 13 Functions of political parties in Southeast Asia: A regime perspective Carmen Wintergerst and Aurel Croissant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	289
Chapter 14 Anti-party and apartisan attitudes in Southeast Asia: On ordinary citizens, political parties and leadership Anthony Lawrence A. Borja and Julio C. Teehankee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	311
Part IV: Parties and society
Part IV: Parties and society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	341
Chapter 15 African political parties: A citizens’ perspective Matthias Krönke, Sarah J. Lockwood and Robert Mattes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	353
Chapter 16 The intersection of traditional cleavages and post-materialist values in the Middle East and North Africa Lucía G. del Moral and Marie Kortam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	377
Chapter 17 The roles and prospects of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance: Voices from the Malaysian youth Mohd Irwan Syazli Saidin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	397
Chapter 18 The influence of Islamists in Malaysia’s People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN) Adibah Yasmin Alias Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	419
Conclusion and perspectives
Chapter 19 Political parties: Perspectives from the Global South Lise Storm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	439
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed

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eBook published on:

December 15, 2025

eBook ISBN:

9783111170015

Hardcover published on:

December 15, 2025

Hardcover ISBN:

9783111169415

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Front matter:

14

Main content:

466

Illustrations:

28

Coloured Illustrations:

5

Tables:

35

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111170015

eBook ISBN: 9783111170015

Hardcover ISBN: 9783111169415

Keywords for this book

Political Parties; Party Politics; Global South; Party Systems; Non-Democratic Regimes

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Scholars and students of Political Science, Political Parties, Party Systems, Democracy, Authoritarianism.

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