This study introduces a new data set on personalism in ruling parties across the world's
democracies. We conceptualize party personalism as the extent to which parties are …

Observers have expressed concerns that democratic politics is growing more personalistic.
The absence of cross-national time-series data capturing personalism in democracies …

How do political parties shape state capacity? We argue that democratic leaders backed by
personalist parties are more likely than other leaders to undermine impartial state …

Why do personalistic parties, which are undisciplined and focused on delivering
individual/local benefits, flourish in some developing democracies? Many scholars argue …

Since the end of World War II, democracies typically fell apart by coup d'? tat or through
force. Today, however, they are increasingly eroding at the hands of democratically elected …

In this article, we deploy the concept of personalism in a comparative study of two T hird W
ave democracies, P eru and B ulgaria. What factors explain the prevalence and success of …

Political analysts regularly attribute legislative election victories and defeats to leaders. This
view has been corroborated in some literature that has argued that democracies are …

Can we be good partisans without demonizing our political opponents? Using insights from
political science and social psychology, this book argues for the distinction between positive …

Personalisation of politics entails that political individuals become more important at the
expense of political groups. This development is perceived as one of the most important …

Personalisation is said to be a new and defining feature of contemporary politics. The
common presumption is that this trend has negative implications for democracy. We test this …