Party switching in Israel : a historical and comparative analysis /

Analyzes the history of legislative party switching and its regulation in the Israeli Knesset.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nikolenyi, Csaba, 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2023].
Series:SUNY series in comparative politics.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Conceptual and comparative considerations
  • Kalanterism, the "stinking trick" and the evolution of Israel's anti-defection law
  • The growing incidence of party switching in Israel
  • "Acquire a friend for yourself!" : the rise of collective defections in the Knesset
  • The preponderance of pre-electoral party switching
  • Between government and opposition : the directionality of exit
  • Does defection pay? : the electoral consequences of party switching
  • Comparative cases : anti-defections laws and their consequences in India, New Zealand, and South Africa.