A comparative study of the role of political parties and movements in the founding and survival of developing world democracies.

1. Parties, movements and the making of democracy Nancy Bermeo and Deborah J. Yashar; 2. The content of democracy: nationalist parties and inclusive ideologies in India and Indonesia Maya Tudor and Dan Slater; 3. Social cleavages, political parties, and the building of performance legitimacy in Southeast Asia Erik Martinez Kuhonta; 4. Democratic divergence and party systems in Latin America's third wave Kenneth M. Roberts; 5. Strong parties, weak parties: divergent pathways to democracy in sub-Saharan Africa Rachel Beatty Riedl; 6. Parties in transitional democracies: authoritarian legacies and post-authoritarian challenges in the Middle East and North Africa Ellen Lust and David Waldner; 7. Mechanisms matter Nancy Bermeo and Deborah J. Yashar.