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Mass politics is apolitical order resting on the emergence of masspolitical parties.
The emergence of mass politics generally associated with the rise ofmass society coinciding with theIndustrial Revolution in the West. However, because of the extent of popular participation in theProtestant Reformation, it has been called the first mass political movement, which "other ideologies, ultimately more secular in tone" superseded.[1]
Mass politics was essentially the inclusion of the masses in the political process. The first of these mass movements was arguably that forCatholic Emancipation inIreland, led byDaniel O'Connell. There was a major rise in this from 1880 to 1914, when the vote in Europe was expanded to all men and in some countries, even women were allowed to vote. Mass based political parties emerged as sophisticated vehicles for social, economic, and political reform.
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