Opposing Power : Building Opposition Alliances in Electoral Autocracies

• Tác giả: Elvin Jiayun Ong, Dan Slater
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-0472038886
• ISBN-13: 978-0472133000
• ISBN-13: 978-0472220007
• ISBN-13: 978-0472902729
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 324.2 Political parties
• Thông tin xuất bản: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource : , illustrations, portraits
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 313036
• Chủ đề: 1. Political party organization; 2. Partis politiques--Organisation; 3. Coalition governments; 5. Politics and government

Tóm tắt

"When do opposition party leaders build pre-electoral alliances to compete against electoral autocrats? Through two pairs of case study comparisons in East and Southeast Asia-between the Philippines and South Korea in the late 1980s, and between Malaysia and Singapore from 1965 to 2020-Opposing Power argues that opposition elites' perceptions of regime vulnerability and mutual dependency shape their efforts to construct alliances. Multiple regime-debilitating events striking the incumbent within a short period of time can raise opposition expectations of impending victory, galvanizing efforts for inter-party coordination. Clear information about the relative strengths and weaknesses of opposition parties fosters recognition of their mutual dependency, inducing party leaders to coordinate towards joint victory. Drawing on a broad range of archival material and a wealth of fieldwork, Opposing Power illustrates how dueling opposition parties can sometimes become strange bedfellows."