How Transnational Factors Influence the Success of Ethnic, Religious and Regional Parties in 21 States

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ID6316482
AuthorsLivianna Tossutti (0000-0002-0664-0741, University of Calgary, corresponding author), Livianna S Tossutti (University of Calgary)
Year2002
Volume8
Issue1
Pages51-74
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354068802008001003
OpenAlexW2125394054
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited26

This article explores whether ethnic, religious and regional parties in 21 advanced capitalist democracies are more likely to achieve political salience in systems which have been more exposed to the effects of globalization and post-industrialization. Globalist—localist scholars have argued that the new localism — which encompasses the post-war resurgence of decentralist political movements — is linked to intensified international interdependence and changes in production and consumption modes. Using quasi-likelihood statistical methods, we find that parties catering to particularist interests are more likely to participate in ruling coalitions to support minority governments, or to serve as the official opposition in countries that have been relatively insulated from transnational forces. While domestic economic conditions and a party's lifespan and programmatic orientation also influence the probability for success, domestic institutional arrangements such as electoral systems and the division of powers do not

Development economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Globalization · Localism · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Salience (neuroscience · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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