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PART I -- 1.Introduction -- The Puzzle and Research Questions -- Defining the Dependent Variable -- The Theory -- A Dialogue With Existing Arguments -- The Stability Literature: Party Institutionalization -- The Change Literature -- The Party-Building Literature: Explaining New Parties' Success (and...

Basic Procedures of Interview Research -- From Unit of Observation to Unit of Analysis -- Observing the Outcome -- Observing Each Causal Factor -- Purpose -- Trauma -- Channels of Ambition -- Moderate Exit Barriers -- Conclusion -- PART II -- 4.Chile -- Introduction -- Analysis of Each Party -- Part...

6.Uruguay -- Introduction -- Analysis of Each Party -- United by Birth: Lasting Traits of the Foundational (Traditional) Parties -- Partido Nacional (National Party, PN) -- Partido Colorado (Colorado Party, PC) -- Frente Amplio (Broad Front, FA) -- Conclusion -- 7.All Things Considered -- Introducti...