Factional Politics [electronic resource] : How Dominant Parties Implode or Stabilize /
Boucek, Françoise.author.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- The Theory of One-party Dominance * Why does One-party Dominance End in Factionalism? * Comparing Westminster Systems: Executive-dominated Britain and Decentralized Canada * Case 1 - The Thatcher-Major Factional Wars over Europe * Case 2 - Trudeau, Chretien and Canadian Liberal Hegemony * Comparing Fragmented Italy and More Consensual Japan * Case 3 - Italy's Christian Democrats: How Factional Capture Bred Self-destruction * Case 4 - Japan's Liberal Democrats: Factional Exit and the Restoration of Liberal Democratic Hegemony * Conclusion: How Parties Succeed or Fail to Manage Factionalism and Stay in Power.
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.
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