Concept information
social science subjects
politics and international relations
political science
political organizations and parties
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communication studies
political communications
political groups and organizations
political parties
Preferred term
liberal parties
Definition
- Liberal parties (LPs) represent one of the major party “families,” such as the conservative, socialist, and nationalist parties originating from the 19th- and early-20th-century cleavages and party systems, in the context of which they have to be placed. The major characteristics of LPs include a social background in bourgeois groups, which advocate individual and property rights and the rule of law, in opposition to feudal and autocratic forms of the state. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Liberal Parties]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/liberal_parties
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