Eurocommunism’: Implications for East and West examines the rise of Eurocommunist movements across Western Europe and their political significance during the late 20th century. Written by Roy Godson and Stephen Haseler, the book analyzes the ideological evolution of Eurocommunist parties, their relations with the Soviet Union, their influence on domestic politics, and the implications for Eas…
Party Politics in Egypt: The Wafd & Its Rivals, 1919–1939 provides an in-depth study of the political landscape of modern Egypt during the interwar period. Marius Deeb examines the emergence and evolution of the Wafd Party, its struggle for national independence, and its political rivalry with other parties and forces—including monarchists, palace factions, and British colonial interests. T…
This book provides a detailed account of the political processes that led to the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which emerged as Nigeria’s major governing party in 2015. Written by Ogbonnaya Onu, one of the key figures in the merger negotiations, the work offers firsthand insights into the motivations, challenges, and strategic decisions that shaped the unification of major…
This study examines the two major Malay political parties in Malaysia, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and Partai Islam (PAS), focusing on the years 1945 - 1969 to coincide with the emergence of broadly based political parties and the ending of an era in Malaysian politics with the tragic racial riots in May 1969. There is an introductory chapter giving an overview of the pre-196…
In this book, Jerome R. Bass investigates the political crisis in Malaysia between 1968 and 1970, a period marked by ethnic strife, communal tensions, and the collapse of traditional support for the ruling coalition. Bass examines the dynamics of the 1969 general election, the May 13 riots, and the institutional responses taken by Malaysia's political elite that subsequently reshaped the nation…
The book's analysis shows the limits of alternative explanations and substantiates a sanguine view of programmatic competition, while nevertheless recognizing that this form of party system organization is far from ubiquitous and enduring in Latin America.
Men in White is the inside story of one of the world's most successful political parties the ruling People's Action Party of Singapore. With its victory in the 2006 polls, PAP has won 12 successive general elections since it assumed power in 1959. Narrated in three parts, Men in White chronicles the rise, fall, capture, split, and rise of a political party which has become synonymous with th…
The contents of this book: 1. The 1955 System: Origin and Transformation 2. Rearmament Controversis and Cultural Conflict in Japan: The Case of the Conservation 3. The Japan Socialist Party before the Mid-1960s
This book is the first comprehensive account of the influence of ideology on contemporary British politics. It examines the extent to which parties can be considered to have pursued ideological objectives and presents a sustained analysis of the relationship between theory and practice in British politics.
This book provides an excellent account of how political parties in Western Europe are perceiving and are responding to these contemporary challenges of electoral dealignment. Each chapter employs a common format to present and compare the changing strategies of established parties and party systems in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Ireland. The result is …