Catch-all parties and party-voter nexus in Sri Lanka

Catch-all parties and party-voter nexus in Sri Lanka / Pradeep Peiris.

This book systematically maps the evolution of the partyvoter 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 dynam...

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Main Author: Peiris, Pradeep
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Series:Politics of South Asia.
Subjects:
Eksat Jātika Pakṣaya (Sri Lanka)
Śrī Laṅkā Nidahas Pakṣaya.
Śrī Laṅkā Nidahas Pakṣaya
Voting > Sri Lanka.
Political participation > Sri Lanka.
Political participation
Voting
Sri Lanka
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Table of Contents:
  • Dynamics of party organization at the level of the electorate
  • From party organization to party mobilization
  • Examining the logic and practice of voting
  • Examining party allegiance
  • SLPP and catch-all parties: Old wine in new bottles.

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