Institutionalized parties and party systems have traditionally been viewed as necessary
conditions for democracies to function effectively. Although this area of research is germane to all …

… , the party system entered a period of turmoil that led many politicians, political observers, and
… Democratic and Republican parties that had taken their modern form in the historic conflict …

… – party federations, seeing in these nascent organizations the potential for the emergence of
genuine political parties … and dynamic of the parties and the party systems as they function …

… institutionalize competitive party systems. Organizations calling themselves parties had been
… by competitive party systems, but it remains to be seen how many parties in Latin America …

… as ignoring the impact of electoral rules on party systems, itoften, in fact, acknowledges the
force of institutions on party systems. Lipset& Rokkan, for example, recognize the centrality of …

The first section of the chapter outlines the primary actors in the Irish party system and the …
of the party system within a comparative framework. It discusses the traditional party system …

… political parties may appear to be a relatively “long” (Mozaffar 2005a: 395) one if we look at
the origins of the first party on the continent (the True Whig Party, … a dozen parties had been “…

… to interpret developments between different party systems, but little insight into why the
differences emerge between parties within a given system. Some parties are clearly adept at …

… political institutions condition the formation, functioning, and development of political parties
and party systems … linking electoral systems and the development of party systems, few …

… , and hence the political parties and the party system in Mali will be … the party system currently
operating in Mali consistent with the concept of democratic governance? (ii) Are the parties …