The Changing Party System: Stable Democracy, Contested ‘Modernisation’
@article{Lyrintzis2005TheCP, title={The Changing Party System: Stable Democracy, Contested ‘Modernisation’}, author={Christos Lyrintzis}, journal={West European Politics}, year={2005}, volume={28}, pages={242 - 259} }
Greek political parties have proved their ability to survive and to overcome political crises. The performance of the party system during the last 30 years confirms the argument that the third Greek Republic is a consolidated democratic regime and leads to a general consensus about the viability of democracy. However, there is no agreement about the quality of democracy, the nature of the party system, its specific characteristics and the political – ideological as well as the analytical…
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