stasiology /stasɪˈɒlədʒi/ noun2 •(rare) The study of political parties.The development of the science of political parties (it could perhaps be called stasiology). — 1954 •The process by which a governing body remains static or self-perpetuating due to internal conflict.His Encounter review (September 1960) included the following prophetic passage about ‘stasiology’: the study of the breakdown or paralysis of the State. — 1993