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The chapters are written by local party experts. The authors describe the development of parties and party systems. Moreover, they point to organizational characteristics and problems of parties and party democracy. After a comparative analysis by the research group “Governance” at the University of Duisburg-Essen, headed by Prof. Dr. Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte, the KAS-Democracy Report 2007 gives an overview about the global activities in party cooperation of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. With a preface by the Secretary General of KAS, Wilhelm Staudacher.
The KAS Democracy Report 2007 “Parties and Democracy” is published by Bouvier Publishing Company Bonn
It is available in bookstores from July 2007, ISBN 978-3-416-03194-3, 399 S.
Published up to now:
KAS Democracy Report 2005: Media and Democracy. Bonn: Bouvier Verlag
KAS Democracy Report 2006: Rule of Law. Bonn: Bouvier Verlag
Content
| Preface | 7 | |
| 1. | Introduction and Research Design | 9 |
| 2. | Country Reports by Region | 19 |
| 2.1. | Africa | |
| 2.1.1. | Democratic Republic of Congo | 21 |
| 2.1.2. | Ghana | 42 |
| 2.1.3. | Kenya | 62 |
| 2.1.4. | South Africa | 88 |
| 2.2. | Asia | |
| 2.2.1. | India | 110 |
| 2.2.2. | Indonesia | 138 |
| 2.2.3. | Malaysia | 157 |
| 2.2.4. | South Korea | 178 |
| 2.3. | Europe | |
| 2.3.1. | Czech Republic | 195 |
| 2.3.2. | Poland | 218 |
| 2.3.3. | Serbia | 236 |
| 2.4. | Latin America | |
| 2.4.1. | Chile | 259 |
| 2.4.2. | Ecuador | 282 |
| 2.4.3. | Mexico | 302 |
| 2.5. | Middle East | |
| 2.5.1. | Israel | 318 |
| 2.5.2. | Turkey | 333 |
| 3. | Analysis | 353 |
| 4. | Party Cooperation of KAS | 371 |
| 5. | Appendix | 383 |
| 6. | Notes on the Contributors | 397 |
