1st Edition

Political Cleavages Issues, Parties, And The Consolidation Of Democracy

By Alejandro Moreno Copyright 2000
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

In Political Cleavages: Issues, Parties, and the Consolidation of Democracy, Alejandro Moreno argues that the political split between authoritarian and democratic ideologies is the main determinant of party competition in less-developed, relatively new democracies. That is, political competition is drawn between those parties that propose to furthe

Introduction -- Democracy, Democratization, and Political Cleavages -- Political Cleavages in Advanced Industrial Societies -- Political Cleavages in Post-Communist Societies -- Political Cleavages in Latin America -- Conclusion: A Cross-National Comparison of Cleavages -- Surveys and Question Wording -- A Brief Description of Discriminant Analysis

Biography

Alejandro Moreno is a professor of political science at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico.