Public functions of political parties in the United Kingdom by Trueblood, L

“…Political parties are both private and public bodies. Some actions of political parties must be categorised as private to protect freedom of speech and association. …”

Political Involvement among Youth in Malaysia: Lessons Learnt by Ahmad, Zalinah, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah

“…Their lower involvement in political parties’ activities are quite contradictory in which their willingness to vote and encourage others to vote during the election process in Malaysia. …”
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Analyzing the Fragmented Sri Lankan Muslim Politics in Post-Ashraff Era by Yusoff, Mohamad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah

“…This study reveals that the fragmentation within SLMC caused leadership crisis and emergence of many Muslim political parties that promoted ugly politics of opportunism. …”
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Jokowi After the First Term – Reinstating the Broad Guidelines of State Policy : Tipping the Power Balance? by Ng, Jefferson Jin Chuan

“…Indonesian political parties are discussing a potential reinstatement of the MPR’s power to issue the Garis-Garis Besar Haluan Negara or the Broad Guidelines of State Policy (GBHN). …”
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Indonesia's next parliament : celebrities, incumbents and dynastic members? by Fitriani, Yoes, C. Kenawas

“…Indonesian political parties have just submitted their lists of candidates for the next legislative election to the General Elections Commission (KPU). …”
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Qui regit: electorates, producer groups, and change in Advanced Capitalist Democracies by Benoit, C, Vlandas, T

“…The first approach emphasizes the role of electorates and political parties, their transformations, and their competition in shaping the evolution of ACDs. …”

Conflict abroad and political trust at home evidence from a natural experiment by Klymak, M, Vlandas, T

“…We find that the invasion increased respondents’ trust in their country’s politicians, political parties, and national parliaments, as well as satisfaction with the government. …”

Analysing transformative local leadership in Indonesia by Arifianto, Alexander Raymond

“…The report finds a number of characteristics that helped them to become transformative local leaders, including: an ability to develop popular legitimacy among their citizens, independence from political parties, ability to promote innovative policy to reform local public services, having strong political networks with senior politicians and other stakeholders, an ability to handle setbacks, and having political pragmatism. …”
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Political market imperfections and the political incentives for the provision of social services : a case study of two states in India by Taisha Grace Antony

“…Using macroeconomic data from 1961 to 20 I I, this thesis undertakes a case study on two states in India - Kerala and Uttar Pradesh- to demonstrate that a state with better informed voters, political competition among two credible political parties, as well as voters who are less ethnically fragmented on policy issues, is likely to be more efficient in its public expenditure policies than a state made up of relatively uninformed voters, non-credible political competition among multiple parties, and a highly ethnically divided population . …”
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Gender equality or employment promotion? The politicization of parental leave policy in Finland by Nygard, Mikael, Nyby, Josefine, Kuisma, Mikko

“…This article contributes to the literature by analysing how seven political parties in Finland politicized the idea of gender equality and leave quotas during the 2010s. …”
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Rhetoric on trial: an aristotelian insight into Najib Razak’s corruption case by Syaza Fuhat, Juliana Abdul Wahab

“…Thus, anti-corruption rhetoric has been recognised as a strategic tool for political parties during elections. Nonetheless, there is a recorded tension between rhetoric’s ethical and political dimensions, particularly in corrupt regimes where political rhetoric may serve various purposes. …”
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Social movements and democratization in Malaysia by Khoo, Ying Hooi

“…Third, the power dynamics between the opposition political parties and Bersih has been found to be particularly important factor in shaping the sequence and the outcome of the process as a whole. …”
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Electoral Reforms During the Pakatan Harapan Government by Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ahmad, Zalinah, Omar, Salmah, Ajis, Mohd Na'eim, Othman, Zaheruddin

“…For example, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections 2.0 (BERSIH), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and political parties often demand that the government pay attention to fair and clean elections. …”
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Who polarises? Who targets? Parties’ educational speech over the long run by Gingrich, J, Giudici, A

“…<p>How do political parties speak about education? While struggles over education played a foundational role in structuring modern partisan cleavages, scholars debate the extent to which parties still adopt distinct rhetorical stances on education. …”

The road to federalism : finding the middle ground in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka by Breen, Michael Gerard

“…Based on their experiences, I hypothesize that a federal system that encourages, if not requires, multiethnic political parties at the center, and ethnic parties in the units and sub-units provides a range of cross-ethnic, accountable, multilevel and semi-detached forums that incentivize moderation through deliberation, while accepting the validity and justice of ethnic autonomy and other accommodating institutions.…”
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ASEAN and EU in the political reform in Myanmar by Nguyen Thi Anh Thu

“…One week after the victory of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in Myanmar's first national election in November 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposite political party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) was released from the house detention. …”
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Media bias in Singapore in 2011 by Lee, Matthew Wenjun, Michell Devina Ngan, Park So Jin

“…The premise of the paper is centred on studies by Stromberg (2004), Gentzkow and Shapiro (2004), Gentzkow (2006), Gerber, Karlan and Bergan (2009) that newspaper content is said to have significant influence on perceived political attitudes. Should a political party be poised to promote itself through mainstream media, it may be able to sway public political opinion, and thus, voting patterns. …”
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Securing reform? Post-election power sharing and security sector reform in Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Togo, 2006-2013 by Noyes, A

“…I conducted over 100 interviews with key decision-makers in my case countries—including former prime ministers, cabinet ministers, top political party leaders, senior security officials, and international stakeholders.…”