Sunil K. Choudhary

The Changing Face of Parties and Party Systems (eBook, PDF)

A Study of Israel and India

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines in detail the evolution of parties and party systems in Israel and India since gaining independence

Analyses the working of government and issues of governance in Israel and India

Highlights the comparative dynamics of the parties and party systems in Israel and India, tracing their democratic roots from pre-independence to an era of globalization

Explores the role of parties in the transformation of democracies and governance of the two leading parliamentary systems: Israel and India

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 379
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789811051753
• Artikelnr.: 56792950

Autorenporträt

Sunil K. Choudhary is a Professor of Political Science and Director, Developing Countries Research Centre at University of Delhi. He has an outstanding academic record and research publications. A post-doctoral fellow from Tel Aviv University, Israel and a Commonwealth Fellow at the University of Oxford, U.K., he has written extensively on contemporary issues which have not only been figured in various refereed national and international journals but have also been published as peer-reviewed books. He has to his credit today 6 Books, 37 Research Papers and 83 Research Publications and Presentations. As an expert/examiner/editor, he has been associated with various premier institutions. He is the recipient of various national and international awards. He was honoured with the prestigious Global South Award, 2014 by the International Political Science Association [IPSA] in Montreal, Canada. This award is given to only one Social Science Scholar from amongst 155 nations fo

rmaking distinct research contributions in the countries of the Global South.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Part I: Parties and Party Systems: A Conceptual Framework.- Theorizing Parties and Party Systems.- Locating Israeli and Indian Parties and Party Systems.- Part II: Parties and the State Formation.- Yishuv: The Pre-State Period in Israel.- Indian National Congress: From a 'Safety Valve' to the Pioneer of Freedom Struggle.- Part III: Parties in Post-Independence Polities: From 'Predominance to Pluralism'.- Mapaivot vs Congress System.- Mahapach vs Janata Parivar.- Towards A Coalitional Multipolarity.- Part IV: Ideological Roots, Social Bases and Electoral Patterns of the Parties: Exploring Israel and India.- The Left Wing Parties (Socialist Block).- The Right Wing Parties (Nationalist Block).- The Centrist Parties.- The Ethno-Religious Parties.- The Arab Block.- Part V: Parties and the Government Making.- Coalition Politics in Israel and India.- Competing Issues of Governance: Israel and India Compared.- Conclusion: The Way Forward.