An attempt is made to test the hyp that the more homogeneous the SE bases of pol'al parties, the weaker the r between soc participation & SL. 3 countries are compared: the US, Great Britain, & West Germany. Though it was not found to be possible to order the latter 2 nations re the degree of association between SL & degree of participation, the hyp seems supportable if the US is compared with Great Britain on the one hand, & West Germany on the other. IPSA Tr by A. Potter.
It is no longer fashionable to work out typologies of pill al systems based on party systems. Systennitic studies are interested in parties onle from the point of view of their 'functioning;.' in the pol'al sYstem as a whole. It is probable impossible to decide whether the parties & the part\ system' are independent variables or variables dependent on the pol'al system. More & more. although it is impossible to den a relation of interdependence, these 2 terms display a certain independence & are not in a relation of co-variation. Thus. the pol'al system is to some extent defined by contrast to the parties, which. in turn, are subject to 3 other types of determinants. However, the problem of specifying the functions of parties remains central. although there is much confusion ill the use of the 'functionalist' terminology. If the pol'al system is defined as the sum total of processes & mechanisms aimed at harmonizing or neutralizing irrepressible soc pturalisms without destroying their equilibrium. it is possible to distinguish 3 functional imperatives: (1) the function of legitiniation & stabilization; (2) the tribune function (integration or neutralization of centrifugal forces); (3) the replacement of pol'al personnel. While there is interaction between the parties R the pol'al systems. a certain non-dependence between the terms can also be observed. because the parties (& not only the anti-system parties) are defined apart from the po1'al slstem. which. in turn. has a certain freedom of movement even re the anti-system parties. IPSA 'I'r be A. Pesk-in.
The two elections of May and June 2012 represented genuine political earthquakes for the Greek party system. The utter collapse of the socialists (PASOK), dramatic drops in the influence of the conservative party (ND) and the upsurge of the radical Left (SYRIZA) are the main features of the new party system, alongside the emergence three more parties, one of them avowedly neo-Nazi. All this is taking place in the background of a glaringly delegitimized political system, indicating a profound crisis of representation. Adapted from the source document.
The Fifth Republic intended to break with the party system as it existed during the first half of the twentieth century. Two major evolutions of the political and institutional system gradually shaped a new party system under the Fifth Republic and reorganized the political landscape: the direct election of the president by universal suffrage and the two-round majority ballot for the presidential and legislative elections led to the emergence of a bipartisan system; the majority rule and the rationalization of parliament guaranteed the stability of governmental teams. Today this model, which by 1974-1978 had reached a kind of perfection with a two-tier bipartisanship, tends to be put into question due to the succession of political change, of periods of cohabitation and the fragmentation of the political landscape. Adapted from the source document.
Political parties are often analysed on the basis of their public positions and their actions within the political institutions. But what about their internal organisation, the way in which they perceive themselves, the role they intend to perform in society? What can we learn from the interviews with the directors of their study centres published in the Policy journal? ; Les partis politiques sont souvent analysés à partir de leurs positions publiques et de leur action au sein des institutions politiques. Mais qu'en est-il de leur organisation interne, de la manière dont ils se conçoivent, de la fonction qu'ils entendent exercer au sein de la société ? Que peuvent nous apprendre à ce propos les entretiens avec les directeurs de leurs centres d'études publiés dans la revue Politique ?
Through the last thirty years of democratic elections the different rules of party competition force us to use the expression 'party system in the plural: there is a plurality due to the chronological succession of different formats and a de facto plurality of territorial heterogeneity. The eccentric models are more the result of the national/regional dichotomy than of institutional variables. Adapted from the source document.
Despite predictions of a landslide for the incumbent NPP in the December 2004 Ghanaian elections, the NDC performed much better than expected. In the Presidential polls, J. A. Kufuor narrowly avoided a second round, while NDC Parliamentary losses were counterbalanced by a resurgence elsewhere, notably in Greater Accra. The NDC showing, when set against the disappointing performance of the smaller parties, underlined the entrenchment of a two-party system. This paper examines the campaign strategies & accounts for voting patterns in terms of historic allegiances, the playing out of ethnicity & perceptions of the NPP record. Adapted from the source document.
This paper proposes an updated analysis of political party systems and how they have changed. Based on the observation of the current relative lack of interest in the concept of a party system, a reformulation of this issue is proposed, which distinguishes four dimensions for analysis. From this perspective, changes to party systems can be better understood in terms of both their historic development and as events related to the structure of the party system itself and its relationship with its environment. ; Cet article propose un état des lieux de l'analyse des systèmes partisans et de leur changement. À partir du constat d'un relatif désintérêt contemporain pour le concept de système partisan, une reformulation de cette problématique est proposée en distinguant quatre dimensions d'analyse. Dans ce cadre, le changement des systèmes partisans peut être mieux compris tant dans sa dimension de développement historique que comme événement lié à la structuration du système partisan lui-même et de sa relation avec son environnement.
This paper proposes an updated analysis of political party systems and how they have changed. Based on the observation of the current relative lack of interest in the concept of a party system, a reformulation of this issue is proposed, which distinguishes four dimensions for analysis. From this perspective, changes to party systems can be better understood in terms of both their historic development and as events related to the structure of the party system itself and its relationship with its environment. ; Cet article propose un état des lieux de l'analyse des systèmes partisans et de leur changement. À partir du constat d'un relatif désintérêt contemporain pour le concept de système partisan, une reformulation de cette problématique est proposée en distinguant quatre dimensions d'analyse. Dans ce cadre, le changement des systèmes partisans peut être mieux compris tant dans sa dimension de développement historique que comme événement lié à la structuration du système partisan lui-même et de sa relation avec son environnement.