Author: Asanga Welikala
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789551655518
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Electoral Reform Debate in Sri Lanka
Author: Asanga Welikala
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789551655518
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9789551655518
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages :
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From Dialogue to Action
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789558037737
Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789558037737
Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Electoral Reforms in Sri Lanka
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 55
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Catch-All Parties and Party-Voter Nexus in Sri Lanka
Author: Pradeep Peiris
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811641536
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
This book systematically maps the evolution of the party–voter nexus of the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). In doing so, it argues that these parties rely mostly on a complex Web of patronage-based networks to mobilise electorates. They employ informal and highly dynamic, loosely knit networks as their organisational structures at the local level. They mainly focus on mobilising voters through local political actors rather than maintaining clear party bases and membership schemes. The study highlights the salience of personalities at the national as well as local levels in forming electoral support for the parties. These individuals exploit their economic, social, and cultural capital to mobilise the most efficient network that would strengthen their party during elections. The study also analyses the emergence of two new coalition centres from within these traditional parties, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), and argues that these parties, though portraying themselves as new, have in fact retained the overall logic of the party–voter nexus by appropriating the organisational schemes and structures of their predecessors.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811641536
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
This book systematically maps the evolution of the party–voter nexus of the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). In doing so, it argues that these parties rely mostly on a complex Web of patronage-based networks to mobilise electorates. They employ informal and highly dynamic, loosely knit networks as their organisational structures at the local level. They mainly focus on mobilising voters through local political actors rather than maintaining clear party bases and membership schemes. The study highlights the salience of personalities at the national as well as local levels in forming electoral support for the parties. These individuals exploit their economic, social, and cultural capital to mobilise the most efficient network that would strengthen their party during elections. The study also analyses the emergence of two new coalition centres from within these traditional parties, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), and argues that these parties, though portraying themselves as new, have in fact retained the overall logic of the party–voter nexus by appropriating the organisational schemes and structures of their predecessors.
Electoral System Design
Author: Andrew Reynolds
Publisher: Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher Description
Sri Lanka, State of Human Rights
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Rethinking Parties in Democratizing Asia
Author: Julio C. Teehankee
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000904288
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Looking at eight case studies of Asian democracies, the contributors to this volume analyze the role of political parties in stabilizing and institutionalizing democracies. How have democracies such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines survived against the odds, despite struggling economic performance and highly unequal distribution of income? How have formerly authoritarian regimes in places like South Korea and Taiwan evolved into stable democracies? The contributors to this volume examine these case studies, along with Mongolia, Malaysia, and India, arguing that the common element is the extent to which political parties, including opposition parties, have become institutionalized and act as stabilizers on democracy. They contend that the role of political parties has been significantly underestimated in comparison with structural elements, which are insufficient to explain how these democracies have persisted. An essential resource for students and scholars of Asian politics, especially those with a focus on comparative politics, political parties, and institutions. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Funded by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000904288
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Looking at eight case studies of Asian democracies, the contributors to this volume analyze the role of political parties in stabilizing and institutionalizing democracies. How have democracies such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines survived against the odds, despite struggling economic performance and highly unequal distribution of income? How have formerly authoritarian regimes in places like South Korea and Taiwan evolved into stable democracies? The contributors to this volume examine these case studies, along with Mongolia, Malaysia, and India, arguing that the common element is the extent to which political parties, including opposition parties, have become institutionalized and act as stabilizers on democracy. They contend that the role of political parties has been significantly underestimated in comparison with structural elements, which are insufficient to explain how these democracies have persisted. An essential resource for students and scholars of Asian politics, especially those with a focus on comparative politics, political parties, and institutions. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Funded by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
Routledge Handbook of Asian Parliaments
Author: Po Jen Yap
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000850609
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
This handbook showcases the rich varieties of legislatures that exist in Asia and explains how political power is constituted in 17 jurisdictions in East, Southeast and South Asia. Legislatures in Asia come in all stripes. Liberal democracies co-exist cheek by jowl with autocracies; semi-democratic and competitive authoritarian systems abound. While all legislatures exist to make law and confer legitimacy on the political leadership, how representative they are of the people they govern differs dramatically across the continent, such that it is impossible to identify a common Asian prototype. Divided into thematic and country-by-country sections, this handbook is a one-stop reference that surveys the range of political systems operating in Asia. Each jurisdiction chapter examines the structure and composition of its legislature, the powers of the legislature, the legislative process, thereby providing a clear picture of how each legislature operates both in theory and in practice. The book also thematically analyses the following political systems operating in Asia: communist regimes, liberal democracies, dominant party democracies, turbulent democracies, presidential democracies, military regimes and protean authoritarian rule. This handbook is a vital and comprehensive resource for scholars of constitutional law and politics in Asia.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000850609
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
This handbook showcases the rich varieties of legislatures that exist in Asia and explains how political power is constituted in 17 jurisdictions in East, Southeast and South Asia. Legislatures in Asia come in all stripes. Liberal democracies co-exist cheek by jowl with autocracies; semi-democratic and competitive authoritarian systems abound. While all legislatures exist to make law and confer legitimacy on the political leadership, how representative they are of the people they govern differs dramatically across the continent, such that it is impossible to identify a common Asian prototype. Divided into thematic and country-by-country sections, this handbook is a one-stop reference that surveys the range of political systems operating in Asia. Each jurisdiction chapter examines the structure and composition of its legislature, the powers of the legislature, the legislative process, thereby providing a clear picture of how each legislature operates both in theory and in practice. The book also thematically analyses the following political systems operating in Asia: communist regimes, liberal democracies, dominant party democracies, turbulent democracies, presidential democracies, military regimes and protean authoritarian rule. This handbook is a vital and comprehensive resource for scholars of constitutional law and politics in Asia.
The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
Author: Asanga Welikala
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789554746657
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789554746657
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A New Electoral System for Sri Lanka?
Author: Laksiri Fernando
Publisher: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (LK)
ISBN:
Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Contributed articles.
Publisher: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (LK)
ISBN:
Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Contributed articles.