Abstract

MARTINEZ GONZALEZ, Víctor Hugo. Cartel Party Theory: A Critical Review. Foro int [online]. 2016, vol.56, n.4, pp.1053-1087. ISSN 0185-013X.

This paper sets out a critical review of the concept of the cartel party, based on the two levels of debate: 1) the theoretical and methodological problems in the construction of this category and its limitations with regard to explaining the change in party; and 2) the representation of parties and their connections to democracy within the specialized bibliography. The argument proposed in this paper is that the cartel party concept demands greater empirical controls to validate the hypothesis, together with an evaluation of its literary model.

Keywords : cartel party; democracy; party change; party representation.

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