Publication Date
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
December Green (Committee Chair), Pramod Kantha (Committee Member), Laura Luehrmann (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
This study argues that political parties in the post-conflict period are adaptable to and capable of changing roles as states transition to peacetime settings. In the aftermath of war in El Salvador, Cambodia and Mozambique and during a democratic transition, changes in political party structures and attitudes, and the influence of external actors emerged as significant factors in the way political parties adapted. National and international political contexts, ideological differences and war time political party origins played a part in incumbent and insurgent political parties' behaviors and electoral successes in the aftermath of war, which has ultimately affected the democratic transition, in some cases undermining. This study demonstrates the nuance of democratic transition, how each individual case is unique and the importance of internal actors during the transition period and after.
Page Count
110
Department or Program
Department of Political Science
Year Degree Awarded
2012
Copyright
Copyright 2013, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
