PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE STANDARD OF THE MAIN THEORIES AND DIVERSITY OF INSTITUTIONALISM

Abstract

Political parties have been and remain an important institution of the political system of the nation state. Their interaction determines the practice of achieving political and value consensus or its absence on key issues of territorial development. In this regard, it becomes relevant to study the practices of interaction of political parties, the analysis of their behavior, actions and transactions through institutional analysis. The purpose of this article is to present the results of the study of the interaction of political parties in terms of the main theories and varieties of institutionalism. The research methodology is a system analysis of the available theories of institutionalism and neo-institutionalism with explanations of actions and transactions of political parties. As a result of the study, the nature of the institutionalization of interaction between competing political parties is explained. The following components of the institutionalization of party interaction are highlighted: the dialogue of party structures on similar positions and values in the context of political actions; formation of a system of interactions ensuring institutional building and institutional changes (reforms) at the national and subnational levels. It is revealed that quality, efficiency, and orientation of political party interactions influence both territorial development and progress, as well as socio-economic and political backwardness.