Red Flag Still Flying
Explaining Akel — Cyprus's Communist Anomaly
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6314627 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Dunphy (0000-0002-3512-2433, University of Dundee), Tim Bale (0000-0001-5917-1312, University of Sussex) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 287-304 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068807071268 |
| OpenAlex | W2139070454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 11 |
Unless they have been content to remain defiantly on the oppositional fringe, or transform themselves into supporters of market economics, few of Europe's communist parties, west or east, have found it easy to adapt to the collapse of `actually existing socialism'. This is especially true of those that have not played down their past. This article looks at one exception, the Cypriot party, AKEL, which has managed to modernize policy, improve its electoral position, and play an important role in government at the same time as maintaining its communist subculture and symbols. It demonstrates, in keeping with Panebianco's `genetic' approach, how the party's origins and development, as well as leadership skill and the special circumstances of a small, divided island, have contributed to the organizational and ideological flexibility that help explain its relative success. It finishes by asking whether this success can continue in the long term
Communism · Economics · Flag (linear algebra · Flexibility (engineering · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Socialism · Sociology · Subculture (biology · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
No bridge over troubled waters
'Federation or Death'
Problems and perspectives of contemporary European radical left parties
Couch Activism’ and the Individualisation of Political Demands
What is left for the radical left? A comparative examination of the policies of radical left parties in western Europe before and after 1989
The role of voters’ economic evaluations in February 2013 presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus
In from the cold? Left parties and government involvement since 1989
The role of voters’ economic evaluations in February 2013 presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus
Cartelisation, organisational legacies and radical left politics in government
Far left and far right party reactions to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Organisational Continuity and Electoral Endurance
A Society within Society
Intra-party Balance of Power
A New Communist Surprise – What's Next? Presidential Elections in the Republic of Cyprus, February 2008
The radical left in coalition government
The Electoral Success of the Radical Left
Shaping Identities
Redeeming the Communist Past
What's Left of the Radical Left? The European Radical Left After 1989
Third Ways or New Ways? The Post-Communist Left in Central Europe
Political parties
Cinderella and her ugly sisters
South European Briefing
A European Course with a Communist Party
Election Report - Consolidation and Continuity Through Change
Akel
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,94 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |