Institutionalization has become a paramount concept to compare party systems in regions
spanned by the third wave of democratization. Based on raw electoral data from 30 sub …

Fino ad anni recenti la democrazia veniva considerata quasi una prerogativa dell'Occidente
e l'indagine sui regimi democratici, con rare eccezioni, si limitava a tale ambito geografico …

Focusing in particular on the past decade, this enlightening volume explores the changing
fortunes of democracy in the West, South East Asia and the Third World. It highlights the …

This paper is an attempt to conceptually clarify the notion of democratic consolidation and
assess the character of political parties in relation to their functioning and dynamics in …

What effect do political parties and the system in which they function have on the amount of
electoral instability generated during election periods? This study confirms that party system …

The purpose of this study is to examine the contextual determinants of electoral choice,
which has largely been characterized by strong regional variation, in recent Korean election …