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Assessing success through party label durability: a comparative study of the Democratic Party of Albania and the Homeland Union of Lithuania
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Abstract This study provided a theoretical framework explaining center-right opposition parties' evolution in former Eastern Europe. It answered why post-communist center-right parties lacked consistent success and either became marginalized, altered their ideologies, or ceased to exist in the long run. By t... view more
This study provided a theoretical framework explaining center-right opposition parties' evolution in former Eastern Europe. It answered why post-communist center-right parties lacked consistent success and either became marginalized, altered their ideologies, or ceased to exist in the long run. By taking the Democratic Party of Albania as one of the exceptions to the rule and comparing it to the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats, we showed the discrepancy with much of the other center-right parties. We followed a most different systems design, where the dominant center-right party of Albania and the dominant one in Lithuania were compared. Although much different in history, political culture, and institutions, they had similar successful trajectories as dominant center-right parties. We argued that the success of these parties depends upon the durability of party labels as a critical determinant of a party's success historically, which takes priority over party strategy, mobilization power, social base, and the behavior of the center-right party toward political institutions. Overall, we emphasized party labels as cues of party identification and success.... view less
Keywords
Eastern Europe; Lithuania; Albania; political center; Christian democratic party; opposition; success; party politics; post-communist society
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Center-Right Parties; Democratic Party; Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Page/Pages
p. 212-232
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 10 (2024) 1
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed