Some Reflections on the Role of a Political Opposition in New Nations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2106454 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David E Apter (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1962 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 154-168 |
| Publication date | 1962-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0010417500001316 |
| OpenAlex | W1982934537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 5 |
The role of a political opposition has proved ambiguous in most newly independent nations. New governments rarely see the necessity for a regular opposition party nor do they always accept the idea of opposition as a normal feature of government. There are many reasons why this is so. Most new nations have come into being after a prolonged period of struggle with colonial authorities which has caused nationalist leaders to monopolize loyalties. Also, opposition groups having themselves been associated with nationalism at some stage of their existence, often have an anti-government reflex common to those whose political actions have been aimed at changing the fundamental character of a country rather than accepting well established rules of political life and working within them. Indeed, many opposition leaders in new nations regard the new government much as they did their colonial nredecessors, i.e. as basically illegitimate
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| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1963 - 2025 (63) |
| Highly cited | No |