| Abstract: | The main goal of this paper is to highlight
the need for strong political parties in new
democracies. It will do so by examining why three major pillars of democracy cannot provide
state stability in the short-‐term, how social
cleavages and economic grievances contribute
to state failure, and how several characteristics of political parties themselves
enhance the chances for sustained democratic
success and state stability in new democracies.
It then finished up with concluding remarks. |