Party families: An introduction

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Distinguishing parties Ideology or ideological family? Ideology or ideological family? Orientation or position Orientation or position Size? Size? % of the vote % of the vote Number of members Number of members Relative importance: major or minor Relative importance: major or minor How they are organized? How they are organized?

Ideological families: Left Right Communist Socialist Christian Liberal Conservative Democratic

Ideologies and ideological families What difference does ideology make? Parties as carriers of ideology v. parties as bearers of ideological labels Parties as carriers of ideology v. parties as bearers of ideological labels Why do parties in some political systems carry ideological labels while parties in others do not? Why do parties in some political systems carry ideological labels while parties in others do not?

Parties in North America Carriers of ideology or bearers of labels? Canada: Canada: Liberals Liberals CPC CPC PCs PCs New Democrats New Democrats Bloc Quebecois Bloc Quebecois The United States: The United States: Democrats Democrats Republicans Republicans

The European Experience: Socialism, including Socialism, including Communism Communism Socialism & Democratic Socialism Socialism & Democratic Socialism Social Democracy Social Democracy Christian Democracy Christian Democracy Liberalism Liberalism Conservatism Conservatism

The Party Spectrum Today (ex-)Communists (ex-)Communists Greens, left-libertarians Greens, left-libertarians Social Democracy Social Democracy Christian Democracy Christian Democracy Liberalism (Radicalism) Liberalism (Radicalism) Conservatism Conservatism The new right The new right

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