This chapter explores the cohesion and discipline of political parties in parliamentary democracies with multi-dimensional, multi-party competition. The chapter identifies intra-party factions as sources of structure in intra-party politics. Focusing on the important left wing Italian party DS, the empirical analysis shows a systematic relationship between factional affiliation and patterns of legislative roll call voting.
Giannetti D., Laver M. (2009). Party cohesion, party discipline and party factions in Italy. LONDON : Routledge.
Party cohesion, party discipline and party factions in Italy
GIANNETTI, DANIELA;LAVER, MICHAEL
2009
Abstract
This chapter explores the cohesion and discipline of political parties in parliamentary democracies with multi-dimensional, multi-party competition. The chapter identifies intra-party factions as sources of structure in intra-party politics. Focusing on the important left wing Italian party DS, the empirical analysis shows a systematic relationship between factional affiliation and patterns of legislative roll call voting.File in questo prodotto:
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