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comparative party systems  

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  • A party system is defined as the collectivity of political parties, which participate in governing a democratic state. Thus, when studying comparative party systems, the system as a whole and its effects on society are analyzed rather than the individual parties that comprise the party system. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Party Systems, Comparative]

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