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Co-opting the state: how weak parties can make stable party systems

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posted on 2023-06-09, 23:33 authored by Albertus Schoeman
Conventional understandings of party system institutionalisation assume that institutionalised parties are necessary for interparty competition to stabilise. However, this approach neglects the role of the state in shaping party competition. Using survey data from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, it is shown that weakly institutionalised parties can lead to institutionalised party systems if parties are able to successfully co-opt the state and use state resources to supplement party deficiencies. By developing a relationship that intertwines parties with the state, parties in young democracies do not need to institutionalise for stable party systems to form.

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  • Published

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Journal

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

ISSN

1466-2043

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Page range

1-24

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  • Politics Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2021-04-12

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2021-04-12

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2021-04-12

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