Party switching in Israel : a historical and comparative analysis /
Analyzes the history of legislative party switching and its regulation in the Israeli Knesset.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2023].
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| Series: | SUNY series in comparative politics.
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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.