Publication: POLITICAL PARTY INSTITUTIONALIZATION FROM A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: THE CASE OF THAILAND
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2023-12-26
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18579760
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85181197177
Journal Title
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
Volume
9
Issue
3
Start Page
313
End Page
327
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SCOPUS
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Journal of Liberty and International Affairs Vol.9 No.3 (2023) , 313-327
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Satidporn W., Thananithichot S. POLITICAL PARTY INSTITUTIONALIZATION FROM A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: THE CASE OF THAILAND. Journal of Liberty and International Affairs Vol.9 No.3 (2023) , 313-327. 327. doi:10.47305/JLIA2393320s Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/20954
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Abstract
This article examines the importance of institutionalizing political parties in developing democracy. This article develops the conceptual framework of the institutionalization of political parties, which combines institutionalization factors in both internal and external dimensions and applies this conceptual framework to extract lessons on the institutionalization of political parties in various democratic countries, including Thailand. The results of applying the aforementioned conceptual framework, in particular to the case of Thailand, indicate that the failure to apply the notion of institutionalization to political parties in this country stems from the traditionally narrow-minded approach to considering the institutionalization of political parties rather than problems with the idea itself. Thus, this article suggests that building an institution for a political party is something that can be designed by giving importance to the development of political parties in a structured manner, along with promoting political parties to have the ability to play a solid political role under the democratic regime.