Party System Cleavages in New Democracies: Skipping Class in Tunisia

• In Event: Regime Change in North Africa: Culture, Institutions and Parties

Brief Overview

Economic grievances are ubiquitous in new democracies. But class-based party systems only sometimes obtain. I analyze Tunisian party programs and Facebook posts to explain why parties converge in economic models, even as voters demand change.

Author

• Nathan Grubman, Yale University