Mass politics

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Mass politics is a political order resting on the emergence of mass political parties.

The emergence of mass politics is generally associated with the rise of mass society coinciding with the Industrial Revolution in the West around the time of President Andrew Jackson.

Mass politics was essentially the inclusion of the masses in the political process. There was a major rise in this from 1880 to 1914. This was when the vote in Europe was expanded to all men and in some countries even some women were allowed to vote.