The political parties and party system

Citation

Dunleavy P & Kippin S (2018) The political parties and party system. In: Dunleavy P, Park A & Taylor R (eds.) The UK's Changing Democracy: The 2018 Democratic Audit. London: LSE Press, pp. 93-111. https://doi.org/10.31389/book1

Abstract
Patrick Dunleavy and Sean Kippin examine how democratic the UK’s party system and political parties are. Parties often attract criticism from those outside their ranks, but they have multiple, complex roles to play in any liberal democratic society. The UK’s system has many strengths, but also key weaknesses, where meaningful reform could realistically take place.

Journal
The UK's Changing Democracy: The 2018 Democratic Audit

People

Dr Sean Kippin

Lecturer in Public Policy, Politics