This book deals with two regional and temporal contexts and a political phenomenon pertinent to these contexts that most often have ranked as 'unique' or 'paradoxical' in scholarly assessments. The author sheds light on the party systems of India and Sout
About the Author, Clemens Spiess
Clemens Spiess is lecturer at the South Asia Institute, Department of Political Science at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Prior to this appointment, he was Country Director of the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation in New Delhi, India. His research interest lies in the field of comparative politics, party politics, the politics of South Asia and the politics of Southern Africa, democratic theory and practice, development policy and international relations.
