クウェートにおける擬似的政党制の形成

抄録

This article analyzes the Kuwaiti political change in the early part of 2006 to prepare for applying the framework of political party system in the field of comparative politics. The significant fact in this period is that the Kuwait National Assembly passed the amendment of election law, slashing constituency from 25 to 5 on the 17th of July. It implied an important political change that parliament bloc had enhanced cohesion and came to the stage before maturity of political party, through the discussion about the issue of slashing and redrawing constituencies under way in earnest since the end of February, and parliament election voted on June 29th. In this article, I considered the political change mentioned above as the process that the political party, which not permitted but existent in fact according to Giovanni Sartori's definition, has been making political party system in Kuwait, combining substance with formality by the authorization and institutionalization. Then, I showed that the issue of slashing and redrawing constituency definitely driving the process through the analyzing the comprehensive elements including political practice in Kuwait. On that basis, I introduced the framework of "pre-political party system" for work in order to connect case study and comparative politics, and progress it.