Where do strong conservative parties come from? While there is a growing scholarly awareness about the importance of such parties for democratic stability, much

This book generates a wealth of new empirical information about Latin American party systems and contributes richly to major theoretical debates about party sys

This book presents a new and conflict-centered theory of successful party-building, drawing on diverse cases from across Latin America.

Where do strong conservative parties come from? While there is a growing scholarly awareness about the importance of such parties for democratic stability, much

Nearly four decades since the onset of the third wave, political parties remain weak in Latin America: parties have collapsed in much of the region, and most ne