Factional Politics
How Dominant Parties Implode or Stabilize
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ISBN-13:
9780230019935
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
29.10.2012
Seiten:
273
Autor:
Françoise Boucek
Gewicht:
567 g
Format:
216x140x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Drawing on theories of neo-institutionalism to show how institutions shape dissident behaviour, Boucek develops new ways of measuring factionalism and explains its effects on office tenure. In each of the four cases - from Britain, Canada, Italy and Japan - intra-party dynamics are analyzed through times series and rational choice tools.
This important survey of political parties in four countries throughout the world shows the necessity of party unity and highlights the dangers of factionalism and intra-party division
List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Theory of One-Party Dominance 2. Why Does One-Party Dominance End in Factionalism 3. Majoritarian Democracies: Executive-Dominated Britain and Decentralised Canada 4. Case 1 - The Thatcher-Major Factional Wars Over Europe 5. Case 2 - The Demise of Canadian Liberal Hegemony 6. Non-Majoritarian Democracies: Centrifugal Italy and Consensual Japan 7. Case 3 - Italy's Christian Democrats: How Factional Capture Bred Self-Destruction 8. Case 4 - The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (1955-2009): End of Hegemony Conclusion: How Parties Succeed or Fail to Manage Factionalism and Stay in Power Notes Bibliography Index