Political Parties Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 54 - Softcover

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J. Jupp, J. Donald

 
9780415650946: Political Parties Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 54
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415650941 ISBN 13: 9780415650946
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

In this book the author proposes that parties are indispensable to modern politics and that the absence of parties suggests that a system is governed by a traditional elite which has yet to come to terms with the modern world. Without them it would be impossible to legitimize modern systems, to engage the loyalty and support of the citizens. The alternative to party rule is either aristocracy or violent repression. In all systems the party widens the area from which political leaders are recruited and is thus a ‘democratising’ if not necessarily a ‘liberalising’ force.

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J. Jupp

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415650941
ISBN 13 
9780415650946
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
128

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