Party System and Political Stability (A Study of Southeast Asian Experience)

Author: Wu Hui
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book explores the conditions under which the party systems in modernizing countries satisfy political stability, geographically focusing on five Southeast Asian nations—Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The research aims to reveal the significance of different party systems for political stability by constructing a theoretical framework that links party systems and political stability. The entire book adopts a perspective that examines the social ecology, institutionalization level, and legitimizing capacity of party systems, combining normative analysis with current affairs research. The book argues that in modernizing countries, party systems can only ensure political stability if they meet specific social ecological requirements, possess a high level of institutionalization, and have strong legitimizing capacity. In the future, the trend of party systems evolving to better align with democratic demands and political stability moving toward more institutionalized goals is an unstoppable historical trend.