Download or read book The Changing Basis of Political Conflict in Advanced Western Democracies written by A. Arwine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political conflict in Western democracies has traditionally emerged from politics rooted in competing ideologies and interests. With the rise of politics of identity, political conflict is morphing as political parties align themselves with identities, rather than ideologies or interests.