{"product_id":"9783111169415","title":"De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties of the Global South (De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Handbooks)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eDe Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties in the Global South\u003c\/em\u003e provides a survey of the literature that illuminates a worrying blind spot in current research. While our knowledge of parties and parliamentary democracies in the West is rich and nuanced, the same cannot be said about parties in the \u003cem\u003eGlobal South\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis handbook defines what constitutes a party in practice beyond the borders of the West and the confines of Western academia, particular in non-democratic states. It analyzes parties' way of organizing and their relationship with society. With contributions by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars, this volume examines parties in the \u003cem\u003eGlobal South\u003c\/em\u003e from various perspectives and in the eyes of both the citizenry and the state. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLise Storm\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Exeter. Her research covers topics such as democracy and democratization, political parties, party systems, and party system institutionalization. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52442969997623,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":893.91,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9783111169415-1.jpg?v=1783264920","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9783111169415","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}