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The Influence of the Type of Dominant Party on Democracy

A Comparison Between South Africa and Malaysia

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Malte Kaßner

    1. Bonn, Germany

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  • Study in the field of social sciences
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Politik in Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika (POA)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-21
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 23-27

  3. Theoretical Framework

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    Pages 29-53

  4. Methodology

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    Pages 55-72

  5. Organization of the dominant parties

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    Pages 73-155

  6. Character and impacts of ideologies

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    Pages 157-191

  7. Behavioural norms of dominant parties

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    Pages 193-285

  8. Effects on the type of democracy

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    Pages 287-354

  9. Conclusion for dominant parties’ theory

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    Pages 355-358

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 359-384
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About this book

Dominant parties and democracies – are they really strange bedfellows? Malte Kaßner sheds light on the relation between one-party dominance and democracy from a comparative perspective. The study examines the key question how different types of dominant parties influence democracy in multicultural societies with the help of two case studies: South Africa and Malaysia. Both countries are characterized by an ethnically, linguistically and religiously plural society. The author analyses the two dominant parties African National Congress (ANC) and United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and their implications on democracy in the two countries. The outcome suggests that one-party dominance per se cannot be assessed as beneficial or harmful for democratic development. Rather, dominant parties deserve a stronger analytical differentiation. Causal patterns contribute to such a differentiation.

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  • Bonn, Germany

    Malte Kaßner

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Malte Kaßner is freelance coach and consultant for development co-operations worldwide.

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