Political Cleavages: Issues, Parties, And The Consolidation Of Democracy

by Alejandro Moreno

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367283407
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Drawing on empirical evidence from the 1990-93 and 1995-97 , Moreno (political science, Instituto Technologico Autonomo de Mexico) argues that, while not surprisingly, political competition in emerging democracies is split between those parties proposing to further democratic consolidation and those advocating a return to authoritarian order, the cleavage may be overridden by issue salience and voter preferences. The author applies discriminant analyses of party electorates to this democratic-authoritarian polarity in the late 1990s in seven Latin American nations and makes cross-national comparisons. Appends details of survey wording. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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