Factional Politics and Democratization

by Richard Gillespie (Editor), Lourdes Lopez Nieto (Editor), Michael Waller (Editor)

Overview

This book 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 also be constructive. 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 in Eastern Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714641584
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/01/1995
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction, Michael Waller, Richard Gillespie; Chapter 1 Party Systems, Factionalism and Patterns of Democratization, Geoffrey Pridham; Chapter 2 The Centre-Right in Spain, 1976–82, Lourdes López Nieto; Chapter 3 Factionalism, the Left and the Transition to Democracy in Spain, Richard Gillespie; Chapter 4 Party Factionalism and Democratization in Portugal, David Corkill; Chapter 5 From Factionalism to Autocracy, Konstantinos Ifantis; Chapter 6 Party Factionalism in New Small Southern European Democracies, José M. Magone; Chapter 7 Poland and Eastern Europe, Paul G. Lewis; Chapter 8 Factions and Factionalism in Hungary’s New Party System, Bill Lomax; Chapter 9 Factionalism in Parliamentary Parties in the Czech Republic, Petr Kopecký; Chapter 10 Making and Breaking, Michael Waller; Chapter 11 Pernicious Party Factionalism as a Constant of Transitions to Democracy in Turkey, Huri Türsan; conclusions Conclusions;

Editorial Reviews

'A good and interesting collection of chapters ... a very good empirical starting point for a better understanding of factionalism.' - South European Society and Politics

From the Publisher

Twelve essays explore the nature of factionalism in parties that are created or rebuilt after a period of dictatorship. A theme is that, while party leaders often view factions in negative terms, factional behavior can actually be constructive and can contribute to the building of political parties as viable electoral organizations. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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