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De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties of the Global South
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Edited by:
Lise Storm
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English
Published/Copyright:
2026
About this book
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
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Dedication
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Contents
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Preface to Political Parties in the Global South
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Chapter 1 Political parties. What are they and how do we study them?
1 - Part I: The origins of today’s political parties in the Global South
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Part I: The origins of today’s political parties in the Global South
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Chapter 2 The origins of contemporary political parties in Latin America (1990–2020)
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Chapter 3 The economics of political development: Party politics in Jamaica
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Chapter 4 Making sense of Arab political parties’ origins: Secular groups and nationalism
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Chapter 5 The origins of today’s political parties in Africa
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Chapter 6 The party systems of Central Asia
137 - Part II: Party organization and finance in the Global South
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Part II: Party organization and finance in the Global South
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Chapter 7 Dynamics of Islamist party trajectories in Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Uprisings: Between ideational and structural materialist approaches
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Chapter 8 Party organization and finance in the MENA region
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Chapter 9 The price of the party: How finance shapes political organization in sub-Saharan Africa
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Chapter 10 Regime types, party politics and political finance in Southeast Asia
221 - Part III: The functions of parties in the Global South: State and citizen perspectives
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Part III: The functions of parties in the Global South: State and citizen perspectives
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Chapter 11 Political parties’ functions in Latin America: Assessing the gap between expectations and reality
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Chapter 12 The functions of parties in the MENA: The state perspective
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Chapter 13 Functions of political parties in Southeast Asia: A regime perspective
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Chapter 14 Anti-party and apartisan attitudes in Southeast Asia: On ordinary citizens, political parties and leadership
311 - Part IV: Parties and society
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Part IV: Parties and society
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Chapter 15 African political parties: A citizens’ perspective
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Chapter 16 The intersection of traditional cleavages and post-materialist values in the Middle East and North Africa
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Chapter 17 The roles and prospects of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance: Voices from the Malaysian youth
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Chapter 18 The influence of Islamists in Malaysia’s People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN)
419 - Conclusion and perspectives
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Chapter 19 Political parties: Perspectives from the Global South
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Index
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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
Keywords for this book
Political Parties; Party Politics; Global South; Party Systems; Non-Democratic Regimes
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars and students of Political Science, Political Parties, Party Systems, Democracy, Authoritarianism.
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