Factional politics : how dominant parties implode or stabilize /
Drawing on theories of neo-institutionalism to show how institutions shape dissident behavior, 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 tim...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
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| Summary: | Drawing on theories of neo-institutionalism to show how institutions shape dissident behavior, 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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| Physical Description: | xii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230019935 0230019935 |