Factional politics and democratization
By: edited by Richard Gillespie, Michael Waller, and Lourdes López Nieto.
Contributors: Gillespie, Richard, 1952-; Waller, Michael, 1934-; López Nieto, Lourdes, 1953-
Publisher: Frank Cass
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Political parties.; Party discipline.; Democracy.; Democratization.; Comparative government.
Other titles: Democratization. Vol. 2, no. 1 (Special issue)
Description: "Factional Politics and Democratization addresses the nature of factionalism in parties that are created or rebuilt after a period of dictatorship. It maintains that, while party leaders often view factions in negative terms as divisive, factional behaviour can be constructive and can contribute to the building of political parties as viable electoral organizations. Factionalism as a process involves fusion as well as fission."--BOOK JACKET. "The volume brings together detailed case studies from post-authoritarian Spain, Greece and Portugal, from Turkey (where factionalism has hampered democratization) and from the post-communist states of Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Several chapters provide comparative analysis which goes beyond a particular party or national experience. Together with introductory and concluding chapters, this combination of case studies and comparative analysis provides pointers to what is generalizable and what is specific to particular cases. Equally, the book offers a framework within which further studies of party factionalism in the context of democratization may be undertaken."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This group of studies first appeared in a Special issue: 'Factional politics and democratization' of Democratization, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring 1995"--T.p. verso.